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Pseudomalachite from
Porteirinhos Mine, Almodôvar e Graça dos Padrões, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pseudomalachite
Formula:Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pseudomalachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Porteirinhos Mine, Almodôvar e Graça dos Padrões, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1676641
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1676641:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pseudomalachite
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘCerro do Algaré Mine, Almodôvar e Graça dos Padrões, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘCêrro das Ferrarias, Barrigão Mine, Santa Cruz, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘCerro de Martins Annes Mine, Santa Cruz, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘDaroeira Mine, Martim Longo, Alcoutim, Faro, Portugal
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘAlcaria Queimada Mine, Alcaria Queimada, Vaqueiros, Alcoutim, Faro, Portugal
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘZambujal, Vaqueiros, Alcoutim, Faro, Portugal
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘHerdade da Malhada Mine, Vaqueiros, Alcoutim, Faro, Portugal
52.2km (32.4 miles) ⓘHerdade dos Pendões Mine, São Luís, Odemira, Beja, Portugal
88.3km (54.9 miles) ⓘGanhoteira prospect, Torre de Coelheiros, Évora, Évora, Portugal
88.8km (55.2 miles) ⓘFeijoas prospect, Torre de Coelheiros, Évora, Évora, 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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