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Quartz from
San Finx Mines, Vilacova, Lousame, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain


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Quartz

San Finx Mines, Vilacova, Lousame, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
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Quartz

San Finx Mines, Vilacova, Lousame, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
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Quartz

San Finx Mines, Vilacova, Lousame, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cassiterite1
Chalcopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Finx Mines, Vilacova, Lousame, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:696281
Long-form Identifier:1:3:696281:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘMonte do Amendal, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘSan Lourenzo de Nogueira quarry, Meis, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘAlbores, Mazaricos, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘVilarcovo, Zas, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘEsmeralda quarry, Portomeiro, Val do Dubra, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘFornás Mine, Aríns, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘFornas deposit, Touro, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘSanta Comba Mine (Barilongo mine), Santa Comba, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘSerrabal Mine, Vedra, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘFousas de Vila, Zas, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
References
Ruiz Mora, J.E. (1982): Mineralizaciones estannovolframíferas en Noia y Lousame. Estudio previo. "Cadernos do Laboratorio Xeolóxico de Laxe", 3: 595-624
Garófano-Medina, David, Fuertes-Fuente, Mercedes, Cepedal, Antonia, Martin-Izard, Agustín (2021) The Buenaventura Sector of the San Finx W–Sn Deposit (NW Spain): Ore Mineralogy, Host Rocks and Associated Hydrothermal Alteration. The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Mineral Science, 6 (1). 11 doi:10.3390/iecms2021-09358
Losantos, Emma; Borrajo, Iñigo; Losada, Iván; Boixet, Lluís; Castelo Branco, José M.; Tornos, Fernando (2025) Sn and W mineralisation in the Iberian Peninsula. Ore Geology Reviews, 179. 106542 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106542
 
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