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Sazes da Beira Mines, Sazes da Beira, Seia, Guarda, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Sazes da Beira MinesGroup of Mines (Abandoned)
Sazes da BeiraCivil Parish
SeiaMunicipality
GuardaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 20' 56'' North , 7° 44' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines (Abandoned) - last checked 2025
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sazes da Beira283 (2018)0.1km
Loriga1,053 (2018)4.7km
São Romão6,500 (2018)6.1km
Vide761 (2018)7.2km
Seia7,082 (2014)7.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
46911
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46911:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Minas de Sazes da Beira, Sazes da Beira, Seia, Distrito da Guarda, Portugal


Tin-tungsten mines.

CM10 Malhão, registered on 07-05-1925

Mining concessions, included in the mining field:
965 Malhão, registered on 04-09-1920
1213 Mija a Velha no. 2 e Trogal, registered on 03-08-1922
1215 Palmela, registered on 03-08-1922
1218 Lameiras, registered on 05-08-1922
1219 Sazes, registered on 05-08-1922

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2

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