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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Bismuthinite from
Murçós Mines, Murçós, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bismuthinite
Formula:Bi2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bismuthinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Murçós Mines, Murçós, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:671449
Long-form Identifier:1:3:671449:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bismuthinite
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘErvedosa Mine (Tuela Mine), Ervedosa, Vinhais, Bragança, Portugal
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘOlgas Mine, Castelo Branco, Mogadouro, Bragança, Portugal
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘLimarinho deposit, Ardãos e Bobadela, Boticas, Vila Real, Portugal
55.3km (34.3 miles) ⓘJales Mines (Jales Mining Field), Alfarela de Jales, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real, Portugal
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘPenouta mines, Viana do Bolo, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘJales Mines (Jales Mining Field), Vreia de Jales, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real, Portugal
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘJales Mines (Jales Mining Field), Tresminas, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real, Portugal
72.2km (44.9 miles) ⓘNumão prospect, Numão, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Guarda, Portugal
72.9km (45.3 miles) ⓘFeli deposit, La Fregeneda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
82.3km (51.2 miles) ⓘSanto António Mine, U.F. Penedono e Granja, Penedono, Viseu, Portugal
References
Antunes, I.M.H.R., Gomes, M.E.P., Neiva, A.M.R., and Teixeira, R.J.S. (2010): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.
Gomes, M. E. P., Antunes, I. M. H. R., Neiva, A. M. R., Teixeira, R. J. S., & Santos, A. (2011). Geoquímica dos minerais dos filões W> Sn e das águas das antigas minas de Murções (NE de Portugal). In VIII Congresso Ibérico de Geoquímica, Castelo Branco, 24-28 Setembro, 2011 (pp. 111-116). IPCB.
 
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