Cerros da Estrada - Pederneira (Corcovado) and Pocilgas Mines, Albernoa, Beja, Beja, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cerros da Estrada - Pederneira (Corcovado) and Pocilgas Mines | Group of Mines |
| Albernoa | - not defined - |
| Beja | - not defined - |
| Beja | District |
| Portugal | Country |
| Name(s) in local language(s): | Minas dos Cerros da Estrada - Pederneira (Corcovado) e Pocilgas, Albernoa, Beja, Distrito de Beja, Portugal |
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| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 37° 48' 13'' North , 7° 56' 28'' West |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 37.80389,-7.94119 |
| GeoHash: | G#: eydr53crs |
| Locality type: | Group of Mines |
| Köppen climate type: | Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate |
Contiguous Mn mines.
Mining concessions:
No. 180 Cerro da Estrada, registered on 21-04-1885
No. 125 Pocilgas, registered on 04-12-1878
No. 40 Cêrro da Pederneira (Carcovado), registered on 35 24-02-1868
Regions containing this locality
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Psilomelane' Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 644Mn |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 644Mn |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 644Mn |
| ⓘ Quartz var: Jasper Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 644Mn |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var: Jasper | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | Psilomelane | - | |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AX2 | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.4.1.4 | Mn4+O2 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
| ⓘ | Quartz var: Jasper | - | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
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 Carboniferous - Late Devonian 323.2 - 382.7 Ma ID: 3131252 | Late Devonian meta-rhyolite Age: Paleozoic (323.2 - 382.7 Ma) Description: low grade metamorphic Lithology: Major:{meta-rhyolite}, Minor{meta-basalt group,shale/slate,quartzite} 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] |
| Neoproterozoic - Mesoproterozoic 541 - 1600 Ma ID: 3191847 | Mesoproterozoic-Neoproterozoic crystalline metamorphic rocks Age: Proterozoic (541 - 1600 Ma) Comments: Zona De Ossa Morena Lithology: Orthogneiss/paragneiss/metavolcanic gneiss 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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