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Orada Mine, Pias, Serpa, Beja, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Orada Mine | Mine |
| Pias | Parish |
| Serpa | Municipality |
| Beja | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 6' 30'' North , 7° 36' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Moura | 9,360 (2014) | 14.0km |
| Serpa | 6,586 (2018) | 18.1km |
| Vidigueira | 5,932 (2018) | 20.6km |
| Neves | 1,747 (2018) | 20.7km |
| São Matias | 569 (2018) | 22.1km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina da Orada, Pias, Serpa, Distrito de Beja, Portugal
Fe mine. Closed in 1971.
Mining concessions:
No. CM27 Carvalhal (Fe), registered on 25-04-1935
No. 356 Herdade de João Teixeira (Fe), 25-02-1903
No. 328 Herdade da Igreja no. 2 (2. Orada) (Fe), 03-11-1900
No. 327 Herdade do Carvalhal (3. Orada) (Fe), 02-11-1900
No. 326 Herdade de João Teixeira (4. Orada) (Fe), 31-10-1900
No. 325 Herdade da Igreja no. 1 (5. Orada) (Fe), 30-10-1900
No. 207 Orada (Fe), 25-02-1888
No. 3378 info n/a (LNEG)
Tipos: Ocorrências de Ferro - ligadas a vulcanismo - estratiformes.
Ocorrências de Ferro - ligadas a vulcanismo - disseminadas.
Descrição: três massas lenticulares principais de magnetite, com alguns alguns sulfuretos, interestratificados em metavulcanitos básicos que repousam em discordância sobre uma série calcária câmbrica. Estas massas estendem-se por 6 km, têm extensões de 60 a 250 m e espessuras de 5 a 30 m e cupam o flanco noroeste de anticlinal orientado N-S e 20º E.
Mineralizações principais: magnetite (ferro magnético).
Morfologias: estratiforme, lenticular.
Rochas encaixantes: meta-vulcanitos básicos.
Geologia local: Complexo Vulcano-sedimentar de Ficalho. Granito de Pias - Pedrogão.
Geologia regional: Ordovícico - Silúrico(?). Granitos Hercínicos.
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 ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Colour: White References: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Romanèchite Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 References: |
| ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Romanèchite | 4.DK.10 | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
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Orada Mine, Pias, Serpa, Beja, Portugal