Name(s) in local language(s): | Mina da Fonte da Madre, Vale Flor, Mêda, Distrito da Guarda, Portugal |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 40° 55' 26'' North , 7° 15' 18'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 40.92391,-7.25520 |
GeoHash: | G#: ez6bfcuzj |
Locality type: | Mine |
Köppen climate type: | Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate |
Tin-tungsten mine.
Pegmatite vein.
Mining concession no. 1960 Fonte da Madre (Sn-W), registered on 31-10-1939.
Regions containing this locality
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1502WSn |
ⓘ 'Wolframite' Formula: (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1502WSn |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | 'Cassiterite' | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Wolframite' | - | (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
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AX2 | |||
ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.4.1.5 | SnO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Wolframite' | - | (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | ⓘ Wolframite | (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Wolframite | (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Wolframite | (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 |
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: 3148139 | 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] |
Ordovician 443.8 - 485.4 Ma ID: 3185519 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Ordovician (443.8 - 485.4 Ma) Comments: Cantabrian Orogen 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] |
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