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Lepidolite from
Argimela Mine (Argemela Mine), Barco e Coutada, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Lepidolite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lepidolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Argimela Mine (Argemela Mine), Barco e Coutada, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:304930
Long-form Identifier:1:3:304930:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Lepidolite
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘCastanho Mine, Gonçalo, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘGonçalo Sul C 70 Mine, Gonçalo, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘAlvarrões Mine, Gonçalo, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘBendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘVela Sudoeste quarry, Vela, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘVela Nordeste quarry, Vela, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘCovão quarry, Vela, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘPortomé pegmatite, Vela, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
49.3km (30.7 miles) ⓘChão do Castanheiro, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘCova da Raposa Mine, Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
References
Charoy, Bernard, Chaussidon, Marc, Noronha, Fernando (1995) Lithium zonation in white micas from the Argemela microgranite (central Portugal): an in-situ ion-, electron-microprobe and spectroscopic investigation. European Journal of Mineralogy, 7 (2) 335-352 doi:10.1127/ejm/7/2/0335
Pereira, E.G., Antunes, I.M., and Monteiro, M.C.H.M. (2010): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.
 
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