Alto da Várzea and Quinta do Pinheiro Mines, São Vicente, Guarda, Guarda, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Alto da Várzea and Quinta do Pinheiro Mines | Group of Mines |
| São Vicente | - not defined - |
| Guarda | - not defined - |
| Guarda | District |
| Portugal | Country |
| Name(s) in local language(s): | Minas do Alto da Várzea e Quinta do Pinheiro, São Vicente (Guarda), Guarda, Distrito da Guarda, Portugal |
|---|
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 40° 32' 21'' North , 7° 14' 28'' West |
|---|---|
| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 40.53930,-7.24135 |
| GeoHash: | G#: ez4ye5zn8 |
| Locality type: | Group of Mines |
| Köppen climate type: | Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate |
Uranium occurrences.
Contiguous (?) mining concessions:
559 Alto da Várzea (U), registered on 07-03-1913
560 Quinta do Pinheiro (U), registered on 07-03-1913
Regions containing this locality
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 11H2O Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1291U |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O) Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1291U |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1291U |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1291U |
| ⓘ Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1291U |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1291U |
| ⓘ Uraninite var: Pitchblende Formula: UO2 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1291U |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| ⓘ | var: Pitchblende | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | 'Autunite' | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 11H2O |
| ⓘ | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 5 - OXIDES CONTAINING URANIUM OR THORIUM | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AXO2·xH2O | |||
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 5.1.1.1 | UO2 |
| Group 40 - HYDRATED NORMAL PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES | |||
| AB2(XO4)2·xH2O, containing (UO2)2+ | |||
| ⓘ | Autunite | 40.2a.1.1 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 11H2O |
| ⓘ | Torbernite | 40.2a.13.1 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | Uraninite var: Pitchblende | - | UO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 11H2O |
| H | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| H | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 11H2O |
| O | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite (var: Pitchblende) | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 11H2O |
| P | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 11H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 11H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite (var: Pitchblende) | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Paleozoic 251.902 - 541 Ma ID: 3161813 | Palaeozoic granite Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 541 Ma) Lithology: Granite group Reference: Asch, K. The 1:5M International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas: Development and Implementation of a GIS-enabled Concept. Geologisches Jahrbuch, SA 3. [147] |
| Paleozoic 251.902 - 541 Ma ID: 3189819 | Paleozoic intrusive rocks Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 541 Ma) Lithology: Intrusive igneous rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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