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Zodacite from
Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal


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Zodacite

Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
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Zodacite, etc.

Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
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Zodacite, etc.

Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
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Zodacite

Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
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Zodacite

Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
01696280017271927811263.jpg
Zodacite, etc.

Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
01410870017271927846138.jpg
Zodacite, etc.

Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
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Zodacite

Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
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Zodacite

Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
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Zodacite, etc.

Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
01410870017271927846138.jpg
Zodacite, etc.

Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
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Zodacite

Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:Zodacite
Formula:Ca4Mn2+Fe43+(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hureaulite3
Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)1
Phosphosiderite1
Rockbridgeite1
Strengite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zodacite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12241
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12241:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Dunn, Pete J., Grice, Joel D., Metropolis, William C. (1988) Zodacite, the Mn analogue of montgomeryite, from Mangualde, Portugal. American Mineralogist, 73 (9-10) 1179-1181
Grice, Joel D., Dunn, Pete J., Ramik, Robert A. (1990) Jahnsite-(CaMnMn), a new member of the whiteite group from Mangualde, Beira, Portugal. American Mineralogist, 75 (3-4) 401-404
 
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