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Petalite from
Gonçalo, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal


Locality type:Civil Parish
Classification
Species:Petalite
Formula:LiAl(Si4O10)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Petalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gonçalo, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:776355
Long-form Identifier:1:3:776355:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Petalite
58.1km (36.1 miles) ⓘCastillejo de Dos Casas, Aldea del Obispo, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘBajoca pegmatite, Algodres， Vale de Afonsinho e Vilar de Amargo, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Guarda, Portugal
71.2km (44.2 miles) ⓘBajoca Mine, Almendra, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Guarda, Portugal
78.5km (48.8 miles) ⓘAlberto pit, La Fregeneda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
79.1km (49.1 miles) ⓘHinojosa-Saucelle road, Hinojosa de Duero, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘAlijó spodumene pegmatite, São Mamede de Ribatua, Alijó, Vila Real, Portugal
References
Neiva, A. M. R., Silva, M. M. V. G., Antunes, I. M. H. R., Ramos, J. M. F. (2001) Phosphate minerals of some granitic rocks and associated quartz veins from Northern and Central Portugal. Journal of the Czech Geological Society, 46 (1-2) 35-44
João Farinha Ramos (2007) Locality no. 5: Seixo Amarelo-Gonçalo Rare Element Aplite-Pegmatite Field. in ALEXANDRE LIMA & ENCARNACIÓN RODA ROBLES ed (2007) GRANITIC PEGMATITES: THE STATE OF THE ART - FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK. MEMÓRIAS N. º 9, UNIV. DO PORTO, FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS, DEPARTAMENTO DE GEOLOGIA pp 73-86.
 
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