Atalaia Mines, Vilar Formoso, Almeida, Guarda, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Atalaia Mines | Group of Mines |
| Vilar Formoso | - not defined - |
| Almeida | - not defined - |
| Guarda | District |
| Portugal | Country |
| Name(s) in local language(s): | Minas da Atalaia, Vilar Formoso, Almeida, Distrito da Guarda, Portugal |
|---|
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 40° 36' 24'' North , 6° 51' 10'' West |
|---|---|
| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 40.60678,-6.85291 |
| GeoHash: | G#: ez5ph01ze |
| Locality type: | Group of Mines |
| Köppen climate type: | Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate |
Tin-tungsten mines.
Mining concessions:
No. 2809 Fonte Barranco (Sn-W), registered on 26-12-1952
No. 2731 Vilar Formoso no. 1 (W), registered on 21-12-1951
No. 2732 Vilar Formoso no. 2 (W), registered on 21-12-1951
No. 2461 Atalaia no. 2 (W-Sn), registered on 13-12-1949
No. 1264 Capela de Santo Cristo da Cruz (W), registered on 11-12-1922
No. 1061 Atalaia (W), registered on 09-08-1921
No. 554 Folha da Atalaia (W-Sn), registered on 20-06-1912
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 1564WSn |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1564WSn |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1564WSn |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1564WSn |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1564WSn |
| ⓘ 'Wolframite' Formula: (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1564WSn |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Arsenopyrite' | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | 'Pyrite' | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | 'Cassiterite' | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | 'Quartz' | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | 'Scheelite' | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| 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 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
| AX2 | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.4.1.5 | SnO2 |
| Group 48 - ANHYDROUS MOLYBDATES AND TUNGSTATES | |||
| AXO4 | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 48.1.2.1 | Ca(WO4) |
| 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 | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Wolframite | (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Wolframite | (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Wolframite | (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| 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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| Miocene - Oligocene 5.333 - 33.9 Ma ID: 3189183 | Cenozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Cenozoic (5.333 - 33.9 Ma) Comments: Ebro Basin; Ebro Basin Lithology: Sedimentary 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] |
| Late Paleozoic 251.902 - 358.9 Ma ID: 3148551 | Variscan granite Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 358.9 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] |
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