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Pyrolusite from
Ferrarias e Castelo Mine, Santa Vitória e Mombeja, Beja, Beja, Portugal


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrolusite
Formula:Mn4+O2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrolusite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ferrarias e Castelo Mine, Santa Vitória e Mombeja, Beja, Beja, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1676419
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1676419:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrolusite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘHerdade da Figueirinha Mine, Santa Vitória e Mombeja, Beja, Beja, Portugal
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘCêrro das Fontaínhas - Herdade da Juliana e Faleirinha Mine, Santa Vitória e Mombeja, Beja, Beja, Portugal
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘCêrro da Zorreira na Herdade da Palhota Mine, Santa Vitória e Mombeja, Beja, Beja, Portugal
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘHerdade da Corte Carrasco mine, Albernoa Mining Field, Albernoa e Trindade, Beja, Beja, Portugal
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘPedra Furada - Herdade das Pedras Alvas Mine, Santa Vitória e Mombeja, Beja, Beja, Portugal
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘAlbernoa Mining Field, Albernoa e Trindade, Beja, Beja, Portugal
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘPedra Coelha and Encosta do Cerro do Chaparro do Cabreiro Mines, Santa Vitória e Mombeja, Beja, Beja, Portugal
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘHerdade do Vale de Calvo Mine, Ervidel, Aljustrel, Beja, Portugal
8.0km (4.9 miles) ⓘHerdade do Zambujeiro dos Pardieiros Mine, Santa Vitória e Mombeja, Beja, Beja, Portugal
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘCerros da Estrada - Pederneira (Corcovado) and Pocilgas Mines, Albernoa e Trindade, Beja, Beja, Portugal
References
Oliveira, Daniel P. S. de, Silva, Teresa P., Morais, Igor, Fernandes, João A. E. (2025) Chemical and Mineralogical Characterization of Waste from Abandoned Copper and Manganese Mines in the Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal: A First Step Towards the Waste-to-Value Recycling Process. Minerals, 15 (1). doi:10.3390/min15010058
 
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