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Cacoxenite from
Fonte da Cal Mine, Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cacoxenite
Formula:Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Beraunite1
Phosphosiderite1
Mitridatite1
Kastningite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cacoxenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fonte da Cal Mine, Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:713009
Long-form Identifier:1:3:713009:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cacoxenite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘBendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘVela Nordeste quarry, Vela, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘSítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘCorvaceira quarry, Corvaceira, Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘCubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘRegada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘAssunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘLagares Mining Field, Vila Nova de Paiva, Viseu, Portugal
61.1km (37.9 miles) ⓘRebentão Mine, Lagares do Estanho Mines, Queiriga, Vila Nova de Paiva, Viseu, Portugal
69.1km (43.0 miles) ⓘLa Paloma Mine, Zarza la Mayor, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
References
Alves, Pedro (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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