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Molybdenite from
Casayo mines (Casaio mines; Valborraz mines), Carballeda de Valdeorras, Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia, Spain


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Casayo mines (Casaio mines; Valborraz mines), Carballeda de Valdeorras, Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:693646
Long-form Identifier:1:3:693646:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘTres Amigos mine, Carballeda de Valdeorras, Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘPenouta mines, Viana do Bolo, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘVirgen de la Encina Mine, Salas de los Barrios, Ponferrada, El Bierzo, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
91.7km (57.0 miles) ⓘLimarinho deposit, Ardãos e Bobadela, Boticas, Vila Real, Portugal
References
Calvo Rebollar, Miguel. (2009). Minerales y Minas de España. Vol. IV. Óxidos e hidróxidos. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas de Madrid. Fundación Gómez Pardo. 751 págs.
Cárdenes, V. (2013). The Valborraz tungsten mine: Description of a potential source of arsenic pollution. Cadernos Lab. Xeolóxico de Laxe Coruña. 2013. Vol. 37, pp. 147 - 162
Borrajo, Iñigo; Tornos, Fernando; Stein, Holly; Hanchar, John M. (2024) Geochronology and decoupling controls of Sn-(Ta-Li) and W-(Sn) mineralization in the Iberian Variscan Massif, Spain and Portugal. Ore Geology Reviews, 173. 106253 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106253
 
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