Poço da Pedreira quarry, Santa Bárbara, Vila do Porto, Santa Maria, Azores, Portugali
Regional Level Types | |
---|---|
Poço da Pedreira quarry | Quarry (Abandoned) |
Santa Bárbara | Civil Parish |
Vila do Porto | Municipality |
Santa Maria | Island |
Azores | Autonomous Region |
Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 58' 54'' North , 25° 3' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Santa Bárbara | 405 (2018) | 0.6km |
Vila do Porto | 480 (2018) | 7.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
409551
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:409551:7
GUID (UUID V4):
b5650439-4dbc-4f76-8861-1cb2d4dd07f2
“Poço da Pedreira” is an abandoned quarry, where old and intensively weathered basaltic scoria was exploited. Given its age and weathering the tephra are agglutinated and red-colored, what explains the steeply slopes of the quarry front and the name “Pico Vermelho” (Red Peak) for the scoria cone.
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