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


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite 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:604623
Long-form Identifier:1:3:604623:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘLousal Mine, Azinheira dos Barros, Grândola, Setúbal, Portugal
64.8km (40.3 miles) ⓘHerdade da Ventosa Mine, Nossa Senhora das Neves, Beja, Beja, Portugal
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘCourela dos Gaviões Mine, São Luís, Odemira, Beja, Portugal
67.5km (41.9 miles) ⓘHerdade dos Pendões Mine, São Luís, Odemira, Beja, Portugal
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘTorgal Mine, São Luís, Odemira, Beja, Portugal
77.8km (48.3 miles) ⓘMonte Velho Mine, Castro Verde e Casével, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘHerdade do Monte Novo e do Paço de Camões, Azaruja, São Bento do Mato, Évora, Évora, Portugal
82.4km (51.2 miles) ⓘCerro do Algaré Mine, Almodôvar e Graça dos Padrões, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
85.3km (53.0 miles) ⓘBrancanes Mine, Brancanes, Almodôvar e Graça dos Padrões, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
91.7km (57.0 miles) ⓘSerrinho da Azinheira Mine, Mértola, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
References
Oliveira, V., Matos, J., Bengala, M., Silva, N., Sousa, P., Torres, L. (1997) Geology and geophysics as successful tools in the discovery of the Lagoa Salgada Orebody (Sado Tertiary Basin - Iberian Pyrite Belt), Gr�ndola, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita, 33 (1) 170-187 doi:10.1007/s001260050139
Oliveira, D. P., Rosa, D., Matos, J. X., Guimarães, F., Figueiredo, M. O., & Silva, T. P. (2009). Indium in the Lagoa Salgada orebody, Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal. In Smart Science for Exploration and Mining: Proceedings of the 10th Biennal SGA Meeting, 2009.
 
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