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Sphalerite from
Vale de Abrutiga Mine, Ázere e Covelo, Tábua, Coimbra, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vale de Abrutiga Mine, Ázere e Covelo, Tábua, Coimbra, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:566916
Long-form Identifier:1:3:566916:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘAmieiro Mine, Currelos, Carregal do Sal, Carregal do Sal, Viseu, Portugal
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘQuinta da Barrenha Mine, Avô, Oliveira do Hospital, Coimbra, Portugal
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘOuteiro da Cruz MIne, Avô, Oliveira do Hospital, Coimbra, Portugal
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘVale de Pião Mine, Cadafaz e Colmeal, Góis, Coimbra, Portugal
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘSanguinheiro Mine, Lorvão, Penacova, Coimbra, Portugal
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘBarbadalhos Mine (Zorro Mine), Santo António dos Olivais, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘLomba das Vargens Mine, Fajão-Vidual, Pampilhosa da Serra, Coimbra, Portugal
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘEscádia Grande Mine, Alvares, Góis, Coimbra, Portugal
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘCeiroco Mine, Fajão-Vidual, Pampilhosa da Serra, Coimbra, Portugal
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘRibeiro do Asno Mine, Unhais-o-Velho, Pampilhosa da Serra, Coimbra, Portugal
References
Cabral Pinto, Marina M. S., Silva, Maria M. V. G., Neiva, Ana M. R. (2008) Geochemistry of U-bearing minerals from the Vale de Abrutiga uranium mine area, Central Portugal. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen, 185 (2) 183-198 doi:10.1127/0077-7757/2008/0120
 
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