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Scheelite from
Barruecopardo Mine, Barruecopardo, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Barruecopardo Mine, Barruecopardo, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:555413
Long-form Identifier:1:3:555413:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘGold deposits (incl. Saturno Mine; Los Espinos Valley), Barruecopardo, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘRibeira do Mosteiro Mines (Riba de Alva Mines), Poiares, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘCabeço da Roda Mine, Lagoaça e Fornos, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘFonte Santa Mine, Lagoaça e Fornos, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal
22.9km (14.3 miles) ⓘQuinta Fonte Surra Mine, Escalhão, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Guarda, Portugal
27.1km (16.9 miles) ⓘCravezes Mine, Castelo Branco, Mogadouro, Bragança, Portugal
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘAlmendra Mining Field, Almendra, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Guarda, Portugal
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘLa Botija, Fermoselle, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘAveleira Mine, Larinho, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘLamega Mine, Santa Comba, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Guarda, Portugal
References
Calvo Rebollar, Miguel (2014) Minerales y Minas de España - Vol. VI. Sulfatos (Seleniatos, Teluratos), Cromatos, Molibdatos y Wolframatos. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas de Madrid. Fundación Gómez Pardo. 653pp.
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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