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Apatite from
Penouta mines, Viana do Bolo, Ourense, Galicia, Spain


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Penouta mines, Viana do Bolo, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1287190
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1287190:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘPortas del Sil Au deposit, Ribas de Sil, Quiroga, Lugo, Galicia, Spain
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘTrigueiriça Mines, Rebordelo, Vinhais, Bragança, Portugal
52.2km (32.4 miles) ⓘErvedosa Mine (Tuela Mine), Ervedosa, Vinhais, Bragança, Portugal
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘCoto Vivaldi mine, Congosto, El Bierzo, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
66.4km (41.3 miles) ⓘImpensada Mine (Magnesitas de Rubián), Pacios, Vila de Mouros, Incio, Lugo, Galicia, Spain
67.5km (41.9 miles) ⓘLatedo, Trabazos, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
70.9km (44.1 miles) ⓘSan Mamed, Rábano de Aliste, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘVillarino trás la Sierra, Trabazos, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
72.5km (45.1 miles) ⓘPereira de Selão, Vilas Boas, Vidago, Chaves, Vila Real, Portugal
72.5km (45.1 miles) ⓘSeixigal (Pereira de Selão), Vilas Boas, Vidago, Chaves, Vila Real, Portugal
References
Guldris Leon, L.
Hogmalm, K.J.
Alfonso, P., Hamid, S. A., García-Vallès, M., Llorens, T., Moro, F. L., Tomasa, O., ... & Parcerisa, D. (2018). Textural and mineral-chemistry constraints on columbite-group minerals in the Penouta deposit: evidence from magmatic and fluid-related processes. Mineralogical Magazine, 82(S1), S199-S222.
Bengtsson, M. (2020) Understanding Mineral Liberation during Crushing Using Grade-by-Size Analysis—A Case Study of the Penuota Sn-Ta Mineralization, Spain. Minerals 10, 164.
López-Moro, Francisco Javier, Díez-Montes, Alejandro, Timón-Sánchez, Susana María, Llorens-González, Teresa, Sánchez-García, Teresa (2024) Peraluminous Rare Metal Granites in Iberia: Geochemical, Mineralogical, Geothermobarometric, and Petrogenetic Constraints. Minerals, 14 (3) 249 doi:10.3390/min14030249
 
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