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Barrigão Mine, Santa Cruz, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugali
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Barrigão MineMine
Santa CruzCivil Parish
AlmodôvarMunicipality
BejaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 30' 58'' North , 7° 55' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Almodôvar7,449 (2018)12.3km
Castro Verde4,857 (2014)24.9km
Mértola7,274 (2018)26.9km
Sanlúcar de Guadiana363 (2018)40.4km
São Brás de Alportel11,153 (2014)40.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
215961
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:215961:7
GUID (UUID V4):
8b10d7f0-6f93-47d5-8925-3a813e9bc6e5
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina do Barrigão, Santa Cruz, Almodôvar, Distrito de Beja, Portugal


Cu mine.
Located about 10 km SE of Neves Corvo.

Registered mining concessions (up to 1962):
No. 110 Cerro das Ferrarias, registered on 16-06-1875
No. 111 Cerro de Martins Annes, registered on 16-06-1875
No. 112 Cerro do Monte do Gato, registered on 16-06-1875


Geological overview: the Barrigão copper mine is located in southern Portugal, about 10 km Southeast from Neves Corvo, in the Iberian Pyrite Belt. Structurally, the mine consists of two converging metric thick vein structures, extending approximately 1800m along strike (Matos and Rosa 2001; Matos et al. 2003). Several mine shafts were sunk down to a depth of 45m. The Barrigão copper ore is represented by fault breccias composed of chalcopyrite, minor tennantite, pyrite relics and arsenopyrite in a matrix of quartz and carbonates. Host rocks are Viséan shales and greywackes of the Baixo Alentejo Flysch Group (Oliveira et al. 2006). The age of the 746 "Smart Science for Exploration and Mining" P. J. Williams et al. (editors) Barrigão mineralised structure and other similar copper structures present in the region (e.g. Brancanes, Ferrarias/Cova dos Mouros etc.) is considered late-Variscan and/or eo-Alpine (Mateus et al. 2003; Matos et al. 2003). These structures are intimately related with the main fault systems present in the SE sector of the South Portuguese Zone, striking generally NE-SW and NWSE.
The distribution of the copper mines and their location SE of Neves Corvo were considered an indication for massive sulphide exploration (Carvalho 1982). However, their sparse occurrence in the South Portuguese and Ossa Morena zones does not correlate directly with the presence of massive sulphide bodies.
Exploitation of these veins took place mainly in the second part of the XIX century, sometimes down to a depth of 100m (in Reiser et al. 2009).

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43 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Arseniosiderite
Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Asbolane
Formula: (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Connellite
Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Copper
Formula: Cu
Cornubite
Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Devilline
Formula: CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
'Feldspar Group'
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Graphite
Formula: C
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Lavendulan
Formula: NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Leogangite
Formula: Cu10(AsO4)4(SO4)(OH)6 · 8H2O
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
'Limonite'
Löllingite
Formula: FeAs2
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
'Mica Group'
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Richelsdorfite
Formula: Ca2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Strashimirite
Formula: Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Tyrolite
Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Löllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
Connellite3.DA.25Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Asbolane4.FL.30(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Devilline7.DD.30CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cornubite8.BD.30Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Leogangite8.CC.15Cu10(AsO4)4(SO4)(OH)6 · 8H2O
Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Strashimirite8.DC.12Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O
Lavendulan8.DG.05NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Arseniosiderite8.DH.30Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Richelsdorfite8.DK.Ca2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
Tyrolite8.DM.10Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite
var. Sericite
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Limonite'-
'Mica Group'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
H Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
H ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
H CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
H DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
H DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
H LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H RichelsdorfiteCa2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
H StrashimiriteCu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O
H TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H LeogangiteCu10(AsO4)4(SO4)(OH)6 · 8H2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C GraphiteC
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
OOxygen
O ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
O Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
O ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
O CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
O CupriteCu2O
O DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
O DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
O LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O QuartzSiO2
O RichelsdorfiteCa2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
O RutileTiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O StrashimiriteCu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O
O TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O LeogangiteCu10(AsO4)4(SO4)(OH)6 · 8H2O
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
S CovelliteCuS
S DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
S DigeniteCu9S5
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S LeogangiteCu10(AsO4)4(SO4)(OH)6 · 8H2O
ClChlorine
Cl ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cl LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Cl RichelsdorfiteCa2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Ca DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Ca RichelsdorfiteCa2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
Ca TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mn Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe LöllingiteFeAs2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CoCobalt
Co Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Co ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
NiNickel
Ni Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cu CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu CopperCu
Cu DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
Cu LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cu LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu RichelsdorfiteCa2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
Cu StrashimiriteCu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Cu LeogangiteCu10(AsO4)4(SO4)(OH)6 · 8H2O
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
As ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
As CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
As ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
As LöllingiteFeAs2
As OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
As RichelsdorfiteCa2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
As StrashimiriteCu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
As TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
As LeogangiteCu10(AsO4)4(SO4)(OH)6 · 8H2O
SbAntimony
Sb RichelsdorfiteCa2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BiBismuth
Bi BismuthBi

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