Freixeda Mines, Freixeda e Vila Verde, Mirandela, Bragança, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Freixeda Mines | Group of Mines |
| Freixeda e Vila Verde | Civil Parish |
| Mirandela | Municipality |
| Bragança | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 24' 59'' North , 7° 6' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mirandela | 12,504 (2018) | 10.3km |
| Macedo de Cavaleiros | 6,566 (2014) | 18.2km |
| Belver | 1,100 (2018) | 23.5km |
| Podence | 250 (2018) | 24.5km |
| Carrazeda de Anciães | 6,373 (2018) | 25.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
68187
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:68187:1
GUID (UUID V4):
1b981f31-158e-4eee-8f96-2171cb4e72a6
Name(s) in local language(s):
Minas de Freixeda, Freixeda, Mirandela, Distrito de Bragança, Portugal
Parish of Mirandela municipality.
Several As-Au-Ag mines.
Perigranitic mineralization with lateral zoning around a Hercynian leucogranite : stade 2/far from the granite (chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite, silver sulfosalts and gold).
(cf. Pedra Luz and Lombo da Veiga deposits).
CH4 fluids, 320 °C.
Host rocks are Lower Silurian metasedimentary rocks (phyllitic quartzites and black shales).
Biotite zone of amphibolite facies.
Contact metamorphism (granite): cordierite, andalusite and muscovite.
Mining concessions:
2628 Ribeira da Freixeda no. 4 (Au-Ag-As), registered on 16-05-1950
2629 Ribeira da Freixeda no. 7 (Au-Ag-As), 16-05-1950
2626 Moinho do Videira no. 3 (Au-Ag-As), 15-05-1950
2623 Malhadas no. 2 (Au-Ag-As), 12-05-1950
2624 Malhadas no. 3 (Au-Ag-As), 12-05-1950
2625 Moinho do Videira no. 2 (Au-Ag-As), 12-05-1950
2622 Malhadas no. 1 (Au-Ag-As), 11-05-1950
2372 Ribeira da Freixeda no. 6 (Au-Ag-As), 02-08-1949
2370 Ribeira da Freixeda no. 3 (Au-Ag-As), 01-08-1949
2369 Relva (Au-Ag-As), 30-07-1949
2181 Ribeira de Freixeda (As-Au-Ag), 16-12-1946
2182 Ribeira de Freixeda no. 2 (As-Au-Ag), 16-12-1946
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Milky quartz. |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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