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Monazite Group from
Carris Mines, Cabril, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Monazite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:REE(PO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Monazite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Carris Mines, Cabril, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1313600
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1313600:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Monazite Group
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘCovide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘLousas aplite-pegmatite, Dornelas, Boticas, Vila Real, Portugal
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘLamas de Olo pluton, Vila Marim, Vila Real, Vila Real, Portugal
94.8km (58.9 miles) ⓘPenouta mines, Viana do Bolo, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
References
Moura, A.; Dória, A.; Neiva, A.M.R.; Leal Gomes, C.; Creaser, R.A. (2014) Metallogenesis at the Carris W–Mo–Sn deposit (Gerês, Portugal): Constraints from fluid inclusions, mineral geochemistry, Re–Os and He–Ar isotopes. Ore Geology Reviews, 56. 73-93 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.08.001
Borrajo, Iñigo; Tornos, Fernando; Stein, Holly; Hanchar, John M. (2024) Geochronology and decoupling controls of Sn-(Ta-Li) and W-(Sn) mineralization in the Iberian Variscan Massif, Spain and Portugal. Ore Geology Reviews, 173. 106253 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106253
 
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