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Kaolinite from
Venturinha, Sezures, Penalva do Castelo, Viseu, Portugal


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Venturinha, Sezures, Penalva do Castelo, Viseu, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:638848
Long-form Identifier:1:3:638848:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘCova da Raposa Mine, Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘRoutar Mine, U.F Boa Aldeia， Farminhão e Torredeita, Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘAmiais Mine, U.F Boa Aldeia， Farminhão e Torredeita, Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
50.3km (31.2 miles) ⓘBendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
69.8km (43.4 miles) ⓘQuinta do Covo Mine, São Roque, Oliveira de Azeméis, Aveiro, Portugal
73.6km (45.7 miles) ⓘBarrocas Mine, Madail, Oliveira de Azeméis, Aveiro, Portugal
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘIgreja Mine, Guisande, Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro, Portugal
81.0km (50.3 miles) ⓘRemolha Mine, Feira, Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro, Portugal
82.3km (51.1 miles) ⓘRio Meão Mine, Rio Meão, Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro, Portugal
88.2km (54.8 miles) ⓘGranite outcrop, União de Freguesias de Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal
References
Correia Neves, J. M. (1964) Genese des zonar gebauten Beryllpegmatits von Venturinha (Visen, Portugal) in geochemischer Sicht. Beiträge zur Mineralogie und Petrographie, 10 (3). 357-373 doi:10.1007/bf01081752
 
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