38 relations: Andalusite, Braga, Braga (Maximinos, Sé e Cividade), Concelho, Corylus avellana, Devonian, Douro (intermunicipal community), Drosera rotundifolia, Eurasian otter, European badger, European rabbit, Golden eagle, Granada hare, Granodiorite, Greywacke, Hornfels, Iberian emerald lizard, Ilex aquifolium, Mica, Mondim de Basto, Natura 2000, Nature park, Norte Region, Portugal, Ordovician, Phyllite, Portugal, Protected area, Quartzite, Schist, Siltstone, Silurian, Tâmega Subregion, Trás-os-Montes Province, Variscan orogeny, Vila Real, Vila Real District, Vipera latastei, Wild boar.
Andalusite
Andalusite is an aluminium nesosilicate mineral with the chemical formula Al2SiO5.
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Braga
Braga (Bracara) is a city and a municipality in the northwestern Portuguese district of Braga, in the historical and cultural Minho Province.
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Braga (Maximinos, Sé e Cividade)
Braga (Maximinos, Sé e Cividade) is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, Portugal.
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Concelho
Concelho, is the Portuguese-language term for municipality, referring to the territorial division.
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Corylus avellana
Corylus avellana, the common hazel, is a species of hazel native to Europe and western Asia, from the British Isles south to Iberia, Greece, Turkey and Cyprus, north to central Scandinavia, and east to the central Ural Mountains, the Caucasus, and northwestern Iran.
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Devonian
The Devonian is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic, spanning 60 million years from the end of the Silurian, million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, Mya.
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Douro (intermunicipal community)
The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Douro is an administrative division in Portugal.
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Drosera rotundifolia
Drosera rotundifolia — the round-leaved sundew or common sundew — is a species of sundew, a carnivorous plant often found in bogs, marshes and fens.
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Eurasian otter
The Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), also known as the European otter, Eurasian river otter, common otter, and Old World otter, is a semiaquatic mammal native to Eurasia.
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European badger
The European badger (Meles meles) also known as the Eurasian badger or simply badger, is a species of badger in the family Mustelidae and is native to almost all of Europe and some parts of West Asia.
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European rabbit
The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) or coney is a species of rabbit native to southwestern Europe (including Spain, Portugal and Western France) and to northwest Africa (including Morocco and Algeria).
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Golden eagle
The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is one of the best-known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Granada hare
The Granada hare (Lepus granatensis), also known as the Iberian hare, is a hare species that can be found on the Iberian Peninsula and on the island of Majorca.
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Granodiorite
Granodiorite is a phaneritic-textured intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but containing more plagioclase feldspar than orthoclase feldspar.
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Greywacke
Greywacke or Graywacke (German grauwacke, signifying a grey, earthy rock) is a variety of sandstone generally characterized by its hardness, dark color, and poorly sorted angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments or lithic fragments set in a compact, clay-fine matrix.
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Hornfels
Hornfels (German, meaning "hornstone") is called so because of its exceptional toughness and texture both reminiscent of animal horns.
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Iberian emerald lizard
The Iberian emerald lizard or Schreiber's green lizard (Lacerta schreiberi) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.
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Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium (holly, common holly, English holly, European holly, or occasionally Christmas holly), is a species of holly native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia.
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Mica
The mica group of sheet silicate (phyllosilicate) minerals includes several closely related materials having nearly perfect basal cleavage.
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Mondim de Basto
Mondim de Basto is a municipality in the district of Vila Real in Portugal.
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Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union.
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Nature park
A Nature Park or Natural Park is a designation for a protected landscape by means of long-term planning, sustainable use and agriculture.
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Norte Region, Portugal
Norte (Região Norte,; "North Region") or Northern Portugal is the most populous region in Portugal, ahead of Lisboa, and the third most extensive by area.
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Ordovician
The Ordovician is a geologic period and system, the second of six periods of the Paleozoic Era.
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Phyllite
Phyllite is a type of foliated metamorphic rock created from slate that is further metamorphosed so that very fine grained white mica achieves a preferred orientation.
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Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa),In recognized minority languages of Portugal: Portugal is the oldest state in the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times.
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Protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values.
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Quartzite
Quartzite (from Quarzit) is a hard, non-foliated metamorphic rock which was originally pure quartz sandstone.
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Schist
Schist (pronounced) is a medium-grade metamorphic rock with medium to large, flat, sheet-like grains in a preferred orientation (nearby grains are roughly parallel).
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Siltstone
Siltstone is a sedimentary rock which has a grain size in the silt range, finer than sandstone and coarser than claystones.
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Silurian
The Silurian is a geologic period and system spanning 24.6 million years from the end of the Ordovician Period, at million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Devonian Period, Mya.
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Tâmega Subregion
Tâmega Subregion is a NUTS3 subregion and is part of the NUTS2 region of Norte Region, Portugal.
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Trás-os-Montes Province
Trás-os-Montes Province is one of the medieval provinces of Portugal.
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Variscan orogeny
The Variscan or Hercynian orogeny is a geologic mountain-building event caused by Late Paleozoic continental collision between Euramerica (Laurussia) and Gondwana to form the supercontinent of Pangaea.
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Vila Real
Vila Real is a municipality and simultaneously the capital and largest city of the Vila Real District, northern Portugal.
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Vila Real District
The District of Vila Real (Distrito de Vila Real) is a district of northern Portugal.
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Vipera latastei
Vipera latastei is a venomous viper species endemic to extreme southwestern Europe and northwestern Africa.
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Wild boar
The wild boar (Sus scrofa), also known as the wild swine,Heptner, V. G.; Nasimovich, A. A.; Bannikov, A. G.; Hoffman, R. S. (1988), Volume I, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Libraries and National Science Foundation, pp.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_Park_of_Alvão