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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
SEM-EDS
Raman Spectroscopy
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tibães Mine, Mire de Tibães, Braga, Braga, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1438175
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1438175:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
34.4km (21.3 miles) ⓘLagoa Mine (Cerquido Mine), Estorãos, Ponte de Lima, 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
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘBorralha Mines, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘCarris Mines, Cabril, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘVieiros Mines, Rebordelo, Amarante, Porto, Portugal
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘMonte de Entre-Portelas Mine (S. João Mine; Adoria Mine), Cerva e Limões, Ribeira de Pena, Vila Real, Portugal
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘLugar do Seixo Mine, Galafura e Covelinhas, Peso da Régua, Vila Real, Portugal
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘMonte Raso 2 "Covelinhas-Vale de Figueiras", Poiares e Canelas, Peso da Régua, Vila Real, Portugal
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘCodeceira Mine, Vale das Gatas Mines (São Lourenço de Riba Pinhão and Souto Maior), Sabrosa, Vila Real, 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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