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Vale de Pião Mine, Cadafaz e Colmeal, Góis, Coimbra, Portugali
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Vale de Pião MineMine
Cadafaz e ColmealCivil Parish
GóisMunicipality
CoimbraDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 8' 48'' North , 8° 3' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Góis2,171 (2018)4.5km
Arganil4,330 (2014)7.9km
Vila Nova de Ceira929 (2018)8.8km
Pampilhosa da Serra1,389 (2014)14.4km
Lousã11,445 (2011)16.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
46358
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46358:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina de Vale de Pião, Cadafaz, Góis, Distrito de Coimbra, Portugal


Inactive tin-tungsten mine.

Mining concession no. 1692, registered on 05-09-1929.

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Brechas lenticulares em fracturas de cisalhamento e stockwerks contíguos; filões quartzosos
Mineralizações principais: cassiterite, volframite
Minerações secundárias: calcopirite, esfalerite, ouro, pirite, prata
Morfologias: lenticular, stockwork, sistema filoniano; rochas encaixantes: xistos, grauvaques
Geologia local: bloco tectónico compreendido entre as falhas de Piães-Senhora da Guia e Cabreira, onde ocorrem rochas do Complexo Xisto-Grauváquico
Geologia regional: complexo xisto-grauváquico, Câmbrico
in LNEG

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
ⓘ Plimerite
Formula: ZnFe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
ⓘLepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘPlimerite8.BC.10ZnFe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
ⓘScorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘStrengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
ⓘCacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
ⓘPharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Hⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ PlimeriteZnFe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ PlimeriteZnFe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Pⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Pⓘ PlimeriteZnFe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kⓘ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Feⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Feⓘ PlimeriteZnFe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ PlimeriteZnFe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Asⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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