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Molybdenite from
Borralha Mines, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal


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Molybdenite

Borralha Mines, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
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Molybdenite, etc.

Borralha Mines, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
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Molybdenite

Borralha Mines, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
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Molybdenite

Borralha Mines, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
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Molybdenite, etc.

Borralha Mines, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
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Molybdenite

Borralha Mines, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
05322590017400557012608.jpg
Molybdenite

Borralha Mines, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
06343620017272074844379.jpg
Molybdenite, etc.

Borralha Mines, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
01497130017272061636978.jpg
Molybdenite

Borralha Mines, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wolframite Group3
Cassiterite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Borralha Mines, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:320224
Long-form Identifier:1:3:320224:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘBorralha Mining Field, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘCastanheiro Mine, Cabril, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘLas Sombras Mine, Lobios, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘBorrageiro Mine, Cabril, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘSalto do Lobo - Corgas das Negras e Lamalonga Mines, Cabril, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘCarris Mines, Cabril, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘLimarinho deposit, Ardãos e Bobadela, Boticas, Vila Real, Portugal
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘAlto dos Cabeços Mine, Vila Marim, Vila Real, Vila Real, Portugal
64.3km (40.0 miles) ⓘEiras quarry, Gondomil e Safins, Valença do Minho, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘPorriño quarries, Porriño, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
References
Bull. Minéral. , 1984, 107, pp. 273-284.
Bobos, Iuliu, de Sá, Carlos Marques, Noronha, Fernando (2021) Mineralogy, Fluid Inclusions, and Oxygen Isotope Geochemistry Signature of Wolframite to Scheelite and Fe,Mn Chlorite Veins from the W, (Cu,Mo) Ore Deposit of Borralha, Portugal. Minerals, 12 (1) 24 doi:10.3390/min12010024
Bobos, Iuliu, Stein, Holly, Deng, Xiao-Dong, Sudo, Masafumi, Noronha, Fernando (2024) U–Pb LA-ICP-MS and Re–Os dating of wolframite and molybdenite: Constraints on multiple mineralization and cooling history (40Ar/39Ar) for the magmatic–hydrothermal system at Borralha, northern Portugal. Ore Geology Reviews, 168. 106013 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106013
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
Mota, Alexandra; Sant’Ovaia, Helena; Fádon, Oscar; Noronha, Fernando (2026) The Geochemistry of Granites Associated with W-Sn Deposits of North and Central Portugal and Castilla-León in Spain. Minerals, 16 (8). doi:10.3390/min16080823
 
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