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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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Schorl from
Romãs quarry, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Confirmation Details:Where Tested and Reference ID: Rui Nunes collection
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
- var Smoky Quartz1
Albite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Romãs quarry, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:738424
Long-form Identifier:1:3:738424:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
3.3km (2.0 miles) Fonte Limeira quarry, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
4.9km (3.0 miles) Gralheira Mine, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
12.4km (7.7 miles) Real quarry, Real, Penalva do Castelo, Viseu, Portugal
12.5km (7.8 miles) Bom Sucesso No. 4 quarry, Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
12.8km (8.0 miles) Corvaceira quarry, Corvaceira, Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
13.3km (8.3 miles) Ratoeira quarry, U.F. Sequeiros e Gradiz, Aguiar da Beira, Guarda, Portugal
13.7km (8.5 miles) Nossa Senhora da Esperança quarry, Quintela de Azurara, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
19.0km (11.8 miles) Roto-Bote quarry, Vila Franca da Serra, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
19.6km (12.2 miles) Rochel, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
24.0km (14.9 miles) Santa Luzia quarry, Campo, Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
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