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Quartz from
Monte de São Bartolomeu, Nazaré, Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Feldspar Group7
Magnetite4
Hematite2
Prehnite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monte de São Bartolomeu, Nazaré, Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:291478
Long-form Identifier:1:3:291478:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
25.1km (15.6 miles) Avarela No. 2 quarry, Santa Maria e São Pedro e Sobral da Lagoa, Óbidos, Leiria, Portugal
25.6km (15.9 miles) Avarela quarry (Casal da Avarela), Santa Maria e São Pedro e Sobral da Lagoa, Óbidos, Leiria, Portugal
26.3km (16.3 miles) Mata da Torre, Famalicão, Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal
33.3km (20.7 miles) Serra de Todo o Mundo quarry, Landal, Caldas da Rainha, Leiria, Portugal
36.8km (22.9 miles) Montijos quarry, Montijos, Monte Redondo e Carreira, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
44.0km (27.3 miles) Berlengas Islands, Peniche, Leiria, Portugal
55.3km (34.4 miles) Casal do Rei Mine, Pelmá, Alvaiázere, Leiria, Portugal
55.8km (34.7 miles) Cabeço da Meca (or Cabeço de Santa Quitéria), Meca, Alenquer, Lisbon, Portugal
62.2km (38.6 miles) Poço Redondo Mine, Junceira, Serra e Junceira, Tomar, Santarém, Portugal
64.4km (40.0 miles) Água Travessa Mine, Rego da Murta, Pussos São Pedro, Alvaiázere, Leiria, Portugal
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