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Zapatalite from
Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal


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Zapatalite

Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
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Zapatalite

Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
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Zapatalite

Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
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Zapatalite, etc.

Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
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Zapatalite

Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
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Zapatalite

Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
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Zapatalite

Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
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Zapatalite, etc.

Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
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Zapatalite

Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
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Zapatalite

Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
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Zapatalite

Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
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Zapatalite, etc.

Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Zapatalite
Formula:Cu3Al4(PO4)3(OH)9 · 4H2O
Comments:Rui Nunes analyzed (by C Rewitzer) specimen: http://www.mindat.org/photo-51170.html
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Libethenite9
Quartz9
Pseudomalachite7
Reichenbachite2
Malachite2
Turquoise1
- var Rashleighite1
Cacoxenite1
Planerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zapatalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (43 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:156237
Long-form Identifier:1:3:156237:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Mineralogical Society of America - Handbook of Mineralogy
Rewitzer, Christian; Wald, Furth i.; Marques de Sá, Joaquim P. (1998) Die Miguel Vacas Mine: Eine Kupferlagerstätte im Süden Portugals [The Miguel Vacas Mine: A copper deposit in southern Portugal]. Lapis, 23 (5). 13-23; 50
 
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