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Turquoise from
Bejanca Mine (Carvalhal do Estanho), Queirã, Vouzela, Viseu, Portugal


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Turquoise, etc.

Bejanca Mine, Queirã, Vouzela, Viseu, Portugal
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Turquoise

Bejanca Mine, Queirã, Vouzela, Viseu, Portugal
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Turquoise, etc.

Bejanca Mine, Queirã, Vouzela, Viseu, Portugal
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Turquoise

Bejanca Mine, Queirã, Vouzela, Viseu, Portugal
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Turquoise, etc.

Bejanca Mine, Queirã, Vouzela, Viseu, Portugal
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Turquoise

Bejanca Mine, Queirã, Vouzela, Viseu, Portugal
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Turquoise
Formula:CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cassiterite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Turquoise data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bejanca Mine (Carvalhal do Estanho), Queirã, Vouzela, Viseu, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:776837
Long-form Identifier:1:3:776837:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Turquoise
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘRebentão Mine, Lagares do Estanho Mines, Queiriga, Vila Nova de Paiva, Viseu, Portugal
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘLagares Mining Field, Vila Nova de Paiva, Viseu, Portugal
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘArgimela Mine (Argemela Mine), Barco e Coutada, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
76.0km (47.2 miles) ⓘFonte da Cal Mine, Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
76.0km (47.2 miles) ⓘBendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
References
Pedro Alves collection (p-XRD and SEM EDS analysed samples)
Pedro Alves (2013) La ‘Coeruleolactita’ y su relación con la serie Planerita-Turquesa. El caso de la mina Bejanca (Carvalhal do Estanho), centro de Portugal. ACOPIOS-Revista Ibérica de Mineralogía, Vol 4 (2013): 59-71.
 
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