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Chrysocolla from
Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:154460
Long-form Identifier:1:3:154460:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘQuarta-Feira Mine, Quarta-Feira, Sortelha, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘAssunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
66.7km (41.5 miles) ⓘSanta Luzia quarry, Campo, Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
82.2km (51.1 miles) ⓘPeladas do Cobre/Palheirinhas Mine, Vila Velha de Ródão, Vila Velha de Ródão, Castelo Branco, Portugal
97.3km (60.4 miles) ⓘSítio do Seixo Mine, Galafura e Covelinhas, Peso da Régua, Vila Real, Portugal
99.0km (61.5 miles) ⓘTerra da Mina Mine, Castelo Branco, Mogadouro, Bragança, Portugal
References
Schnorrer-Köhler, Günther; Rewitzer, Christian (1991) Bendada - ein Phospatpegmatit im Mittelteil Portugals [Bendada - a phosphate pegmatite in central Portugal]. Lapis, 16 (5). 21-33; 50
 
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