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Albite from
Lalín pegmatite field, Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain


Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lalín pegmatite field, Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:613109
Long-form Identifier:1:3:613109:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘFontao mines, Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘForcarei Norte pegmatite field, Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘEl Campo pegmatite, Forcarei Norte pegmatite field, Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘPresqueira pegmatite, Forcarei South pegmatite field, Forcarei, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘArienteiro deposit, Touro Copper Project, Touro, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘPanceiros pegmatite, Campo Lameiro, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘFornás Mine, Aríns, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘImpensada Mine (Magnesitas de Rubián), Pacios, Vila de Mouros, Incio, Lugo, Galicia, Spain
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘA Franqueira, A Cañiza, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘSan Finx Mines, Vilacova, Lousame, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
References
Fuertes-Fuente, M., Martin-Izard, A., Boiron, M. C., Mangas, J. (2000) Fluid evolution of rare-element and muscovite granitic pegmatites from central Galicia, NW Spain. Mineralium Deposita, 35 (4) 332-345 doi:10.1007/s001260050245
Fuertes-Fuente, M., & Martin-Izard, A. (2001). The Forcarei Norte and Lalín pegmatite fields, Galicia, Northwest of Spain. Mineral Deposits at the Beginning of the 21st Century, 413.
 
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