A Associação Portuguesa de Geólogos (APG) foi fundada em 11 de Novembro de 1976. É uma associação sócio-profissional, sem fins lucrativos, que congrega profissionais da Geologia que se dedicam a domínios diversificados e especializados no âmbito das Ciências da Terra. É membro fundador da Federação Europeia de Geólogos (FEG) e membro da Federação Portuguesa das Associações e Sociedades Científicas (FEPASC). No ...
The presence of high-temperature geothermal resources, and the production of electricity from geothermal resources in Portugal, are restricted to the volcanic islands of the Azores Archipelago located in the North Atlantic Ocean. Three geothermal binary power plants are installed and running normally in the islands of S. Miguel and Terceira, the most economically developed, with a total capacity running of 26 M...
The main goal of the International Meeting “40 Years of the 1980 Azores Earthquake” was promoting a reflection of the earthquake of January 1st, 1980, and the advances since them on topics like seismology, seismic hazard, and risk, building rehabilitation and public policies. Nevertheless, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the organizing committee decided that the meeting should be online and re- arrange the strate...
A inventariação do património geológico constitui a base de qualquer estratégia de geoconservação e deve ser realizada com critérios objetivos, de modo sistemático e considerando todos os elementos da geodiversidade. Entre 2007 e 2012, um projeto de investigação coordenado pelo Centro de Ciências da Terra da Universidade do Minho e que contou com a parceria de outras universidades portuguesas (Aveiro, Açores, A...
"Ponta da Ferraria e Pico das Camarinhas" is a protected geosite in São Miguel Island in the Azores archipelago, Portugal. Due to its importance for the geoconservation strategy of the Azores UNESCO Global Geopark, monitoring actions of visitor impact were implemented in order to assure that the main geological features of this geosite continue to be in a favourable status of conservation, taking into account p...
Os trabalhos arqueológicos possibilitaram a definição de um conjunto religioso, composto por dois compartimentos, atribuível a Época Islâmica. Ambas as estruturas identificadas e adossadas apresentam contorno rectangular. O oratório exibia qibla com orientação Sudeste – Noroeste e, sensivelmente ao centro, impunha mihrab. Do templo, melhor preservado, sobrevivia fiada de pedras pouco proeminente. A construção r...
We present new He isotopic data from subaerial and submarine samples collected along the Terceira Rift (Azores Plateau) in order to constrain the sources involved in the Azoresmagmatismin the unique geodynamic contextof the Azores triple junction. Lower thanMORB 4He/3He isotopic ratioswere determined on olivines fromthe Terceira Island and the adjacent Serreta submarine ridge (down to≈69,000;≈10.5 R/Ra),which i...
The Azores archipelago is located in the North Atlantic and is composed by nine islands and some islets. This archipelago, and the surrounding seafloor, has a remarkable geological heritage of international scientific relevance, which constitutes the basis for the establishment of a geopark that is under evaluation by the European Geoparks Network (EGN). The analysis of the evolution of the conservation status ...
We present He and Ne isotopic data from subaerial and submarine samples collected along the Terceira Rift. Graciosa Island as well as the western end of S. Miguel Island and D. João de Castro Bank display 4He/3He ratios similar to those observed along the MAR segments located to the north of the Azores Triple Junction area. Conversely, samples from the south Hirondelle Basin display a 4He/3He ratio similar to t...