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Hematite from
Avarela No. 2 quarry, Santa Maria e São Pedro e Sobral da Lagoa, Óbidos, Leiria, Portugal


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Confirmation Details:Where Tested and Reference ID: Rui Nunes collection
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gypsum3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Avarela No. 2 quarry, Santa Maria e São Pedro e Sobral da Lagoa, Óbidos, Leiria, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:357169
Long-form Identifier:1:3:357169:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
0.8km (0.5 miles) Avarela quarry (Casal da Avarela), Santa Maria e São Pedro e Sobral da Lagoa, Óbidos, Leiria, Portugal
7.5km (4.7 miles) Mata da Torre, Famalicão, Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal
25.1km (15.6 miles) Monte de São Bartolomeu, Nazaré, Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal
26.9km (16.7 miles) Vale Pequeno e Pia do Bicho, Arrimal e Mendiga, Porto de Mós, Leiria, Portugal
33.5km (20.8 miles) Cabeço da Meca (or Cabeço de Santa Quitéria), Meca, Alenquer, Lisbon, Portugal
42.9km (26.7 miles) São Pedro de Moel, Marinha Grande, Marinha Grande, Leiria, Portugal
61.7km (38.3 miles) Montijos quarry, Montijos, Monte Redondo e Carreira, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
70.5km (43.8 miles) Quinta da Minarvela Mine, Sintra, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal
71.0km (44.1 miles) Asfamil Mine, Rio de Mouro, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal
72.0km (44.7 miles) Forno da Cal quarry, Linhó, Sintra, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal
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