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Pyrrhotite from
Tibães Mine, Mire de Tibães, Braga, Braga, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
SEM-EDS
Raman Spectroscopy
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tibães Mine, Mire de Tibães, Braga, Braga, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1438173
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1438173:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘRibeira de Sendão Mine, Cibões e Brufe, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘSerra de Lousado Mine No. 3, Coura, Paredes de Coura, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
39.7km (24.6 miles) ⓘCerdeirinha Mine, Arga de Baixo, Caminha, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘValdarcas Mine, Covas, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘFervença Mine, Covas, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘBorralha Mines, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘBorralha Mining Field, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘCastromil Mines, Castromil, Sobreira, Paredes, Porto, Portugal
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘCarris Mines, Cabril, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘVieiros Mines, Rebordelo, Amarante, Porto, Portugal
References
DGEG, Boletim de Minas Vol. 47 no. 2, Lisboa 2012 (Alves et al., 2010)
Alves, R.C., Gomes, C.L., Valente, T.M.F. (2010) A associação yanomamite-scorodite e a mineralização supergénica de In em detritos mineiros de zonas de cisalhamento com W-Au-As-Zn-Norte de Portugal. (Yanomamite-scorodite transition and In mineralization in mining debris from W - Au - As - Zn shear zones - Northern Portugal). e-Terra: 16(1): 1-4.
 
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