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Calcite from
Aparis Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aparis Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:749948
Long-form Identifier:1:3:749948:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘOrdem Lírios Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘHerdade de Vila Ruiva Mine, Sobral da Adiça, Moura, Beja, Portugal
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘPreguiça Mine, Sobral da Adiça, Moura, Beja, Portugal
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘRuy Gomes Mine, Santo Agostinho, Moura e Santo Amador, Moura, Beja, Portugal
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘSan Guillermo Mine, Coto San Guillermo, Jerez de Caballeros, Sierra Suroeste, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘSanta Bárbara mine (San Carlos quarry), Coto San Guillermo, Jerez de Caballeros, Sierra Suroeste, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘEl Colmenar mine (San Carlos quarry), Coto San Guillermo, Jerez de Caballeros, Sierra Suroeste, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘCabeça Alta Mines, Monsaraz, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Évora, Portugal
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘSanta Justa Mine, Coto San Guillermo, Jerez de Caballeros, Sierra Suroeste, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘOrada Mine, Pias, Serpa, Beja, Portugal
References
Alves, Pedro (n.d.) Personal communication.
Oliveira, Daniel P. S. de, Silva, Teresa P., Morais, Igor, Fernandes, João A. E. (2025) Chemical and Mineralogical Characterization of Waste from Abandoned Copper and Manganese Mines in the Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal: A First Step Towards the Waste-to-Value Recycling Process. Minerals, 15 (1). doi:10.3390/min15010058
 
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