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Alto da Várzea Mine, Panoias de Cima, Guarda, Guarda, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Alto da Várzea Mine | Mine |
| Panoias de Cima | Civil Parish |
| Guarda | Municipality |
| Guarda | Municipality |
| Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 32' 21'' North , 7° 14' 28'' West
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Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina do Alto da Várzea, Panoias de Cima, Guarda, Distrito da Guarda, Portugal
Uranium mine.
The mine was exploited underground from 1911 to 1922, closed in 1946 without restoration, and currently (2017/2018) a commercial area is developed.
The mine was exploited underground from 1911 to 1922, closed in 1946 without restoration, and currently (2017/2018) a commercial area is developed.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Autunite | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| ⓘ | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| P | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| U | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
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References
Antunes, I. M. H. R., Neiva, A. M. R., Albuquerque, M. T. D., Carvalho, P. C. S., Santos, A. C. T., Cunha, Pedro P. (2018) Potential toxic elements in stream sediments, soils and waters in an abandoned radium mine (central Portugal). Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 40. 521-542 doi:10.1007/s10653-017-9945-2
