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Vale de Vargo, Vila Nova de São Bento e Vale de Vargo, Serpa, Beja, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Vale de Vargo | Village |
| Vila Nova de São Bento e Vale de Vargo | Parish |
| Serpa | Municipality |
| Beja | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 59' 1'' North , 7° 24' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Aldeia Nova de São Bento | 4,040 (2018) | 6.4km |
| Serpa | 6,586 (2018) | 16.8km |
| Rosal de la Frontera | 1,846 (2018) | 17.0km |
| Moura | 9,360 (2014) | 17.7km |
| Paymogo | 1,310 (2012) | 27.7km |
Vale de Vargo is a Portuguese settlement in the municipality of Serpa and was the seat of the civil parish of Vale de Vargo. The parish covered an area of 57.92 km² and had 968 inhabitants (2011). In 2013, the parish of Vale de Vargo was dissolved and merged with the parish of Vila Nova de São Bento, forming the Union of Parishes of Vila Nova de São Bento and Vale de Vargo (Wikipedia).
Registered mining concessions in the area (up to 1962):
684 Pocinho da Mota (Fe), registered on 05-01-1916
679 Capitão (Fe), registered on 31-12-1915
680 Courelas dos Boieiros (Fe), registered on 31-12-1915
625 Almaceneiros (Cu), registered on 28-02-1914
626 Juncalinho (Fe), registered on 28-02-1914
140 Cêrro da Oca (Fe-Cu), registered on 11-05-1881
Vale de Vargo - Concelho: Serpa, Distrito: Beja
LNEG/Siorminp - Código: 1720FeCu
Características Gerais
Substâncias e/ou Metais: Ferro (Fe), Cobre (Cu)
Categoria: Mineral
Dimensão: Pequena
Carta 25k: 524
Carta 50k: 44-C
Carta 200k: 8
Geologia da Ocorrência
Tipos:
-Ocorrências de Cobre - Ligadas a vulcanismo - Estratiformes
-Ocorrências de Ferro - Ligadas a vulcanismo - Estratiformes
Génese:
Génese mais provável singenética e vulcano-sedimentar. Menos provável epigenética e metassomática
Descrição Geológica:
Lentículas estratiformes, orientadas N 60º W e encerradas em calcários cristalinos e xistos asbéticos, na proximidade de granitos
Geologia Local:
Zona de contacto dos dolomitos com o Complexo Vulcano-sedimentar de Ficalho. Granitos
Geologia Regional:
Câmbrico. Ordovícico. Granitos tardi-orogénicos
Distribuições: Maciça
Morfologias: Gangas:
Concessões:
140, 625, 626, 679, 680, 684
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | var. Blue Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O | |
| ⓘ | var. Cherry Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Bindheimite | 4.DH.20 | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Cherry Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Cherry Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Blue Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Cherry Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Blue Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Localities in this Region
- Beja
- Serpa
- Vila Nova de São Bento e Vale de Vargo
- Vale de Vargo
- Vila Nova de São Bento e Vale de Vargo
- Serpa
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Cêrro da Oca Mine, Vale de Vargo, Vila Nova de São Bento e Vale de Vargo, Serpa, Beja, Portugal