Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
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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Turquoise from
Fragas da Carvalhosa Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal


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Turquoise, etc.

Fragas da Carvalhosa Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
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Turquoise, etc.

Fragas da Carvalhosa Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
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Turquoise, etc.

Fragas da Carvalhosa Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
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Turquoise

Fragas da Carvalhosa Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
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Turquoise, etc.

Fragas da Carvalhosa Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
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Turquoise, etc.

Fragas da Carvalhosa Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
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Turquoise, etc.

Fragas da Carvalhosa Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
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Turquoise

Fragas da Carvalhosa Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
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Turquoise, etc.

Fragas da Carvalhosa Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
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Turquoise, etc.

Fragas da Carvalhosa Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
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Turquoise, etc.

Fragas da Carvalhosa Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
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Turquoise

Fragas da Carvalhosa Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Turquoise
Formula:CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Strengite5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Turquoise data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fragas da Carvalhosa Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:776501
Long-form Identifier:1:3:776501:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Turquoise
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘCabeço da Mua Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘRebentão Mine, Lagares do Estanho Mines, Queiriga, Vila Nova de Paiva, Viseu, Portugal
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘLagares Mining Field, Vila Nova de Paiva, Viseu, Portugal
90.3km (56.1 miles) ⓘPalazuelo de las Cuevas, San Vicente de la Cabeza, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
92.2km (57.3 miles) ⓘBendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
92.2km (57.3 miles) ⓘFonte da Cal Mine, Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
References
Pedro Alves collection (p-XRD and SEM EDS analysed samples)
 
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