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Montebrasite from
Bajoca Mine, Almendra, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Guarda, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Montebrasite
Formula:LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Montebrasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bajoca Mine, Almendra, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Guarda, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:776237
Long-form Identifier:1:3:776237:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Montebrasite
4.7km (3.0 miles) Bajoca pegmatite, Algodres, Vale de Afonsinho e Vilar de Amargo, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Guarda, Portugal
10.7km (6.6 miles) Tumbo de la Caldera pegmatite, La Fregeneda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
10.9km (6.8 miles) Feli deposit, La Fregeneda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
14.2km (8.8 miles) Alberto pit, La Fregeneda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
16.6km (10.3 miles) Hinojosa-Saucelle road, Hinojosa de Duero, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
39.5km (24.5 miles) Castillejo de Dos Casas, Aldea del Obispo, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
42.0km (26.1 miles) Barquilla Sn-Ge-Cd-Cu-Fe Deposit, Villar de la Yegua, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
43.6km (27.1 miles) Alijó spodumene pegmatite, São Mamede de Ribatua, Alijó, Vila Real, Portugal
77.7km (48.3 miles) La Canalita Sn-rich pegmatitic dykes, Peñaparda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
89.9km (55.9 miles) Vieiros Mines, Rebordelo, Amarante, Porto, Portugal
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