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Chalcopyrite from
Fonte de António Medeiro Mine, Mértola, Mértola, Beja, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, SEM-EDS
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fonte de António Medeiro Mine, Mértola, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1243258
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1243258:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘSão Domingos Mine, Corte do Pinto, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘChança Mine, Corte do Pinto, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘDaroeira Mine, Martim Longo, Alcoutim, Faro, Portugal
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘAlcaria Queimada Mine, Alcaria Queimada, Vaqueiros, Alcoutim, Faro, Portugal
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘCova dos Mouros Mine, Vaqueiros, Alcoutim, Faro, Portugal
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘFerrarias (Cova dos Mouros) Mine, Vaqueiros, Alcoutim, Faro, Portugal
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘBarrigão Mine, Santa Cruz, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘCêrro das Ferrarias, Barrigão Mine, Santa Cruz, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘEspingardinha Mine, Vaqueiros, Alcoutim, Faro, Portugal
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘZambujal deposit, Neves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
References
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