Fontanelas and Ameal Mines, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugali
Regional Level Types | |
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Fontanelas and Ameal Mines | Group of Mines |
Salto | - not defined - |
Montalegre | - not defined - |
Vila Real | District |
Portugal | Country |
Name(s) in local language(s): | Minas de Fontanelas e do Ameal, Salto, Montalegre, Distrito de Vila Real, Portugal |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 41° 39' 24'' North , 7° 56' 25'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 41.65686,-7.94043 |
GeoHash: | G#: ez6kgr3uy |
Locality type: | Group of Mines |
Köppen climate type: | Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate |
Sn mining occurrences:
No. 1969 Fontadelas no. 1 (Sn), registered on 05-03-1940
No. 1972 Chã de Amear (Sn), registered on 06-03-1940
No. 1974 Ponte de Amear (Sn), registered on 07-03-1940
Regions containing this locality
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 187Sn |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | 'Cassiterite' | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
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AX2 | |||
ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.4.1.5 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
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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Early Devonian - Silurian 393.3 - 443.8 Ma ID: 3147566 | Silurian phyllite Age: Paleozoic (393.3 - 443.8 Ma) Description: undifferentiated metamorphic Lithology: Major:{phyllite}, Minor{quartzite,greenschist,meta-sediment 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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