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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Rockbridgeite from
Mata da Galinheira Mine, Vila Chã (São João Baptista e Santiago), Ponte da Barca, Viana do Castelo, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Rockbridgeite
Formula:(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rockbridgeite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mata da Galinheira Mine, Vila Chã (São João Baptista e Santiago), Ponte da Barca, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1409568
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1409568:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rockbridgeite
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘPedra da Moura Mine, Touvedo (São Lourenço e Salvador), Ponte da Barca, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘBreia Mine ("Lourinhal quarry"), Moreira do Lima, Cabração e Moreira do Lima, Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘMonteiro Mine, Cabração e Moreira do Lima, Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘCerdeirinha Mine, Arga de Baixo, Caminha, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘAplito-pegmatitic area, Covas, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘSanta Marina Mine, Galiñeiro Complex, Vincios, Gondomar, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘMount Ermelo, Moaña, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘMoreira de Jales, Alfarela de Jales, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real, Portugal
References
PROSPEG – Projecto de prospecção, análise distanciada e detecção remota de pegmatitos
Sinergeo, Lda. e Universidade do Minho (2013)
 
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