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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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Native Sulphur from
Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Sulphur
Formula:S8
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Melanterite1
Phosphosiderite1
Ferroberaunite1
Covellite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Sulphur data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:762110
Long-form Identifier:1:3:762110:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Sulphur
26.2km (16.3 miles) Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
55.3km (34.4 miles) Matas da Rainha Mines - Carvoeira e Senhora da Granja, Proença-a-Velha, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal
63.7km (39.6 miles) Gourim Mine, U.F São Martinho das Moitas e Covas do Rio, São Pedro do Sul, Viseu, Portugal
69.2km (43.0 miles) Padrão Mine, Manhouce, São Pedro do Sul, Viseu, Portugal
73.1km (45.4 miles) Alto das Quelhas do Gestoso Mine, Gestoso, Manhouce, São Pedro do Sul, Viseu, Portugal
73.1km (45.4 miles) Upper dumps, Alto das Quelhas do Gestoso Mine, Gestoso, Manhouce, São Pedro do Sul, Viseu, Portugal
81.6km (50.7 miles) Folgar Mine, São Mamede de Ribatua, Alijó, Vila Real, Portugal
84.2km (52.3 miles) Palhal Mine, Branca, Albergaria-a-Velha, Aveiro, Portugal
88.2km (54.8 miles) Vinheiros Mine, Souto Maior, Sabrosa, Vila Real, Portugal
88.8km (55.2 miles) Codeceira Mine, Vale das Gatas Mines (São Lourenço de Riba Pinhão and Souto Maior), Sabrosa, Vila Real, Portugal
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