Muralha - Alto de Sanradela and Vale Salgueiros Mines, Vilar de Maçada, Alijó, Vila Real, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Muralha - Alto de Sanradela and Vale Salgueiros Mines | Group of Mines |
| Vilar de Maçada | - not defined - |
| Alijó | - not defined - |
| Vila Real | District |
| Portugal | Country |
| Name(s) in local language(s): | Minas de Muralha - Alto de Sanradela e Vale Salgueiros, Vilar de Maçada, Alijó, Distrito de Vila Real, Portugal |
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| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 41° 19' 28'' North , 7° 31' 45'' West |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 41.32455,-7.52934 |
| GeoHash: | G#: ez6ehdvkc |
| Locality type: | Group of Mines |
| Köppen climate type: | Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate |
Sn mines.
Quartz veins.
Mining concessions:
No. 3294 Muralha (Sn), registered on 02-03-1961
No. 3295 Alto da Muralha (Sn), registered on 03-03-1961
No. 3296 Alto de Sanradela (Sn), registered on 03-03-1961
No. 3297 Vale Salgueiros (Sn), registered on 03-03-1961
Regions containing this locality
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 460Sn |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 460Sn |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 460Sn |
| ⓘ 'Wolframite' Formula: (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 460Sn |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Arsenopyrite' | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | 'Cassiterite' | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | 'Quartz' | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite' | - | (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.12.4.1 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
| AX2 | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.4.1.5 | SnO2 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite' | - | (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Wolframite | (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Wolframite | (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Wolframite | (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Wolframite | (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 |
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: 3147285 | 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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