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Cassiterite from
La Canalita Sn-rich pegmatitic dykes, Peñaparda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Canalita Sn-rich pegmatitic dykes, Peñaparda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1704222
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1704222:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘVillasrubias project, Villasrubias, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘTorrecilla de los Ángeles mine, Villasbuenas de Gata, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘCabeço da Longueira Mine, Fóios, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘMoita da Lomba Mine, Aldeia da Ponte, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘRelva da Ponte Mine, Fóios, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘNave de Haver Mining Field, Nave de Haver, Almeida, Guarda, Portugal
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘNave de Haver (open pit), Nave de Haver, Almeida, Guarda, Portugal
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘFonte Medeiros Mine, Badamalos (Vilar Maior e Aldeia da Ribeira), Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘQuinta de Cima Mine, Seixo do Côa e Valongo do Côa, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘNave do Bispo Mine, Freineda, Almeida, Guarda, Portugal
References
Llorens, T., Moro, M. C. (2010) MICROLITE AND TANTALITE IN THE LCT GRANITIC PEGMATITES OF LA CANALITA, NAVASFRIAS Sn-W DISTRICT, SALAMANCA, SPAIN. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48 (2) 375-390 doi:10.3749/canmin.48.2.375
Losantos, Emma, Borrajo, Iñigo, Losada, Iván, Boixet, Lluís, Castelo Branco, José M., Tornos, Fernando (2025) Sn and W mineralisation in the Iberian Peninsula. Ore Geology Reviews, 179. 106542 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106542
 
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