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Chamosite from
San Mamed, Rábano de Aliste, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Chamosite
Formula:Fe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chamosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Mamed, Rábano de Aliste, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:610883
Long-form Identifier:1:3:610883:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chamosite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘVillarino trás la Sierra, Trabazos, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘLatedo, Trabazos, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘSanta Ana, Alcañices, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘMonte da Gandeira e Serra das Barreiras Brancas Mines, Aveleda e Rio de Onor, Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
32.6km (20.3 miles) ⓘBermillo de Alba, Fonfría, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘCerezal de Aliste, Muelas del Pan, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘVillaflor, Muelas del Pan, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘVale do Ninho Mine, Mascarenhas, Mirandela, Bragança, Portugal
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘCabeço da Mua Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
92.9km (57.7 miles) ⓘNumão prospect, Numão, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Guarda, Portugal
References
Fernández, A., Moro, M. C. (1998) Origin and depositional environment of Ordovician stratiform iron mineralization from Zamora (NW Iberian Peninsula) Mineralium Deposita, 33 (6) 606-619 doi:10.1007/s001260050176
 
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