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Limonite from
Lagoa Salgada deposit, Grândola e Santa Margarida da Serra, Grândola, Setúbal, Portugal


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lagoa Salgada deposit, Grândola e Santa Margarida da Serra, Grândola, Setúbal, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:604618
Long-form Identifier:1:3:604618:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
12.9km (8.0 miles) Caveira Mine, Grândola e Santa Margarida da Serra, Grândola, Setúbal, Portugal
27.8km (17.3 miles) Herdade do Paço Mine, Santa Susana, Alcácer do Sal e Santa Susana, Alcácer do Sal, Setúbal, Portugal
44.2km (27.5 miles) Ferrarias Mine (Herdade da Gamela), Nossa Senhora da Vila, Nossa Senhora do Bispo e Silveiras, Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal
44.3km (27.5 miles) Herdade do Castelo Mine, Santiago do Escoural, Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal
44.4km (27.6 miles) Serra dos Monges No. 2 Mine, Santiago do Escoural, Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal
44.5km (27.7 miles) Serra dos Monges No. 1 Mine, Santiago do Escoural, Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal
44.6km (27.7 miles) Terra das Freiras quarry, Santiago do Escoural, Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal
47.9km (29.8 miles) Herdade da Tanganheira Mine, Sines, Sines, Setúbal, Portugal
48.6km (30.2 miles) Algares deposit, Aljustrel Mine, Aljustrel e Rio de Moinhos, Aljustrel, Beja, Portugal
51.1km (31.7 miles) Herdade de Bem Parece e Ferrenho and Pedra Longa da Cabeça da Cabra Mines, Sines, Sines, Setúbal, Portugal
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