Balança Mine, Alcaria Ruiva, Mértola, Beja, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Balança Mine | Mine |
| Alcaria Ruiva | Civil Parish |
| Mértola | Municipality |
| Beja | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° North , 7° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~12km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
105961
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:105961:1
GUID (UUID V4):
154d83b5-99c7-4ec8-a47f-343c9ef6295f
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina do Cerro das Canas Frechas (Balança), Alcaria Ruiva, Mértola, Distrito de Beja, Portugal
Abandoned Mn mine (mining concession no. 62 registered on 12-10-1869)
Ocorrências de manganês ligadas a vulcanismo, estratiformes.
Geológia: lentículas e bandas de pirolusite e psilomelana, orientadas N55º W e 80º NE, sub-concordantes com as rochas encaixantes; em profundidade surgem a rodocrosite e a rodonite.
Encaixantes: jaspe, quartzitos, tufitos, xistos.
Zona do contacto do complexo vulcano-sedimentar com formação filito-quartzítica, sub-sector de Mértola-Albernoa.
in LNEG
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Jasper' References: |
| ⓘ Manganite Formula: Mn3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
| ⓘ 'Psilomelane' References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Rhodonite Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] References: |
| ⓘ 'Wad' |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Manganite | 4.FD.15 | Mn3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Rhodonite | 9.DK.05 | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Jasper' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Mn | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
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