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Dolomite from
Brancanes Mine, Brancanes, Almodôvar e Graça dos Padrões, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brancanes Mine, Brancanes, Almodôvar e Graça dos Padrões, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:758176
Long-form Identifier:1:3:758176:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘCourela das Ferrarias Mine, Almodôvar e Graça dos Padrões, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
3.5km (2.1 miles) ⓘNeves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘPorteirinhos Mine, Almodôvar e Graça dos Padrões, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘCêrro das Ferrarias, Barrigão Mine, Santa Cruz, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘBarrigão Mine, Santa Cruz, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘVentosa (Ferrarias) Mine, São Pedro de Solis e São Sebastião dos Carros, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘBarranco do Vale Covo Mine, Santa Cruz, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘCerro do Monte Mine, São João dos Caldeireiros, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘSerrinho da Azinheira Mine, Mértola, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘFonte de António Medeiro Mine, Mértola, Mértola, 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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