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Bugalho Mine, Alandroal-Nossa Senhora da Conceição - São Brás dos Matos-Mina do Bugalho e Juromenha-Nossa Senhora do Loreto, Alandroal, Évora, Portugali
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 41' 8'' North , 7° 19' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2018
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vila Viçosa | 8,319 (2017) | 13.4km |
| Borba | 4,586 (2014) | 17.8km |
| Cheles | 1,313 (2012) | 19.5km |
| Redondo | 5,845 (2014) | 20.3km |
| Elvas | 9,904 (2018) | 25.6km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina do Bugalho, São Brás dos Matos, Alandroal, Distrito de Évora, Portugal
Abandoned Copper Mine — Mining Concession No. 30, Herdade do Bugalho (Cu).
Old parish of São Brás dos Matos, also known as Mina do Bugalho.
Registered on 23 August 1866 (closed around 1900).
Mina do Bugalho is a historic, abandoned mining site and small settlement in southern Portugal. The mine was historically exploited mainly for copper and also yielded pyrite, sulphur, silver, and minor amounts of gold.
Geologically, the mine is located within the Ossa–Morena Zone, a major geological domain of southern Portugal characterized by Paleozoic metamorphic and igneous rocks and associated mineral deposits. Mineralization occurs within a quartz–carbonate vein or fault system hosted by Silurian rocks, near the Messejana Fault (Falha da Messejana).
Mining activity took place primarily in the late 19th century, with the mining concession (Herdade do Bugalho) registered in 1866 and operations ceasing around 1900. The settlement of Mina do Bugalho developed around these mining activities, as miners constructed housing and infrastructure, giving rise to the village’s name.
The surrounding area also contains important megalithic monuments, attesting to a long history of human occupation in the region. There are two megalithic dolmens in the nearby Herdade dos Galvões, Mina do Bugalho: Anta dos Galvões (38.636819° N, 7.468679° W) and Anta do Pão Mole (38.698864° N, 7.312013° W).
[Zona da Ossa Morena; faixa de Sousel-Barrancos.
Filão-falha de quartzo e carbonatos, discordante em relação à estrutura regional, com direcção NE-SW, pendor 80º NW e possança de 1,2 a 1,3 m com 1 Km de extensão, filão de quartzo e carbonatos menos possante e orientado N 30º W.
Rochas encaixantes: liditos, xistos.
Geologia local: Silúrico, perto da grande falha de Messajana.
Siorminp ID 1226]
Mindat Articles
Portuguese Ossa-Morena Zone Mining by Martins da Pedra http://www.mindat.org/article.php/1631
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
32 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ Cacoxenite Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O References: |
| ⓘ Camérolaite Formula: Cu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4) References: |
| ⓘ Chalcanthite Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O References: |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Chalcosiderite Formula: CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O References: |
| ⓘ Crandallite Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O References: |
| ⓘ Cyanotrichite Formula: Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Ferrisymplesite Formula: Fe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O References: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ Libethenite Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Mansfieldite Formula: AlAsO4 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 References: |
| ⓘ Olivenite Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Parasymplesite Formula: Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O References: |
| ⓘ Pseudomalachite Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Ranciéite Formula: (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O References: |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 References: |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S References: |
| ⓘ Turquoise Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O References: |
| ⓘ Wavellite Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Ranciéite | 4.FL.40 | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Chalcanthite | 7.CB.20 | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Cyanotrichite | 7.DE.10 | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Camérolaite | 7.DE.75 | Cu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Libethenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Olivenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Pseudomalachite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Crandallite | 8.BL.10 | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Mansfieldite | 8.CD.10 | AlAsO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Ferrisymplesite | 8.CE.40 | Fe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Parasymplesite | 8.CE.40 | Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Cacoxenite | 8.DC.40 | Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| ⓘ | Wavellite | 8.DC.50 | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Chalcosiderite | 8.DD.15 | CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Turquoise | 8.DD.15 | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| H | ⓘ Camérolaite | Cu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4) |
| H | ⓘ Chalcosiderite | CuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Ferrisymplesite | Fe33+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Mansfieldite | AlAsO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Parasymplesite | Fe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Ranciéite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| O | ⓘ Camérolaite | Cu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4) |
| O | ⓘ Chalcosiderite | CuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Ferrisymplesite | Fe33+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Mansfieldite | AlAsO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Parasymplesite | Fe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Ranciéite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Camérolaite | Cu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4) |
| Al | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Mansfieldite | AlAsO4 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| P | ⓘ Chalcosiderite | CuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| P | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| P | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| P | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| P | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| P | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Camérolaite | Cu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4) |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Ranciéite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Ranciéite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcosiderite | CuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferrisymplesite | Fe33+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Parasymplesite | Fe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Camérolaite | Cu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4) |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcosiderite | CuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Ferrisymplesite | Fe33+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| As | ⓘ Mansfieldite | AlAsO4 · 2H2O |
| As | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| As | ⓘ Parasymplesite | Fe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Camérolaite | Cu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4) |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
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Bugalho Mine, Alandroal-Nossa Senhora da Conceição - São Brás dos Matos-Mina do Bugalho e Juromenha-Nossa Senhora do Loreto, Alandroal, Évora, Portugal