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


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Chamosite
Formula:Fe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chamosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ferrarias e Castelo Mine, Santa Vitória e Mombeja, Beja, Beja, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1676899
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1676899:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chamosite
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘFeitais deposit, Aljustrel Mine, Aljustrel e Rio de Moinhos, Aljustrel, Beja, Portugal
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘHerdade do Ferragudo Mine, Castro Verde e Casével, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘCerro do Algaré Mine, Almodôvar e Graça dos Padrões, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘPorteirinhos Mine, Almodôvar e Graça dos Padrões, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘNeves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘLousal Mine, Azinheira dos Barros, Grândola, Setúbal, Portugal
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘBarrigão Mine, Santa Cruz, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘAparis Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, 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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