Fonte do Casal Pelado Mine, Monsanto, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugali
Regional Level Types | |
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Fonte do Casal Pelado Mine | Mine |
Monsanto | - not defined - |
Idanha-a-Nova | - not defined - |
Castelo Branco | District |
Portugal | Country |
Name(s) in local language(s): | Mina da Fonte do Casal Pelado, Monsanto, Idanha-a-Nova, Distrito de Castelo Branco, Portugal |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 40° 3' 24'' North , 7° 5' 38'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 40.05673,-7.09414 |
GeoHash: | G#: ez4gys45q |
Locality type: | Mine |
Köppen climate type: | Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate |
Sn mine (quartz vein).
Mining concession no. 2657 Fonte do Casal (Sn), registered on 29-07-1950.
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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 1672Sn |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1672Sn |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | 'Cassiterite' | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
ⓘ | 'Quartz' | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
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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 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
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 - Precambrian 251.902 - 4000 Ma ID: 3189926 | Precambrian-Phanerozoic crystalline metamorphic rocks Age: Eoarchean to Triassic (251.902 - 4000 Ma) Lithology: Crystalline metamorphic 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] |
Ordovician 443.8 - 485.4 Ma ID: 3140990 | Ordovician quartzite Age: Ordovician (443.8 - 485.4 Ma) Description: low grade metamorphic Lithology: Major:{quartzite}, Minor{shale/slate,carbonates, consolidated,meta-volcanic rock 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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