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Byssolite from
Montijos quarry, Montijos, Monte Redondo e Carreira, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal


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Byssolite, etc.

Montijos quarry, Montijos, Monte Redondo e Carreira, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
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Byssolite

Montijos quarry, Montijos, Monte Redondo e Carreira, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
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Byssolite

Montijos quarry, Montijos, Monte Redondo e Carreira, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
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Byssolite

Montijos quarry, Montijos, Monte Redondo e Carreira, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
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Byssolite, etc.

Montijos quarry, Montijos, Monte Redondo e Carreira, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
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Byssolite

Montijos quarry, Montijos, Monte Redondo e Carreira, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
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Byssolite

Montijos quarry, Montijos, Monte Redondo e Carreira, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
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Byssolite

Montijos quarry, Montijos, Monte Redondo e Carreira, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
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Byssolite, etc.

Montijos quarry, Montijos, Monte Redondo e Carreira, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
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Byssolite

Montijos quarry, Montijos, Monte Redondo e Carreira, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
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Byssolite

Montijos quarry, Montijos, Monte Redondo e Carreira, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
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Byssolite

Montijos quarry, Montijos, Monte Redondo e Carreira, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Amphibole Supergroup var: Byssolite
Formula:AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)3
Ilmenite2
Ferro-actinolite2
Albite2
- var Oligoclase2
Actinolite2
Magnesio-hornblende1
Prehnite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Byssolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Montijos quarry, Montijos, Monte Redondo e Carreira, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:703506
Long-form Identifier:1:3:703506:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Byssolite
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘAvarela quarry (Casal da Avarela), Santa Maria e São Pedro e Sobral da Lagoa, Óbidos, Leiria, Portugal
References
Rui Nunes 2001
 
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