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Almandine from
A Franqueira, A Cañiza, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain


Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view A Franqueira, A Cañiza, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:788640
Long-form Identifier:1:3:788640:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘSanta Marina Mine, Galiñeiro Complex, Vincios, Gondomar, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘPanceiros pegmatite, Campo Lameiro, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘValdarcas Mine, Covas, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘCerdeirinha Mine, Arga de Baixo, Caminha, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘAplito-pegmatitic area, Covas, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘFontao mines, Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
47.9km (29.7 miles) ⓘEl Campo pegmatite, Forcarei Norte pegmatite field, Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
50.1km (31.2 miles) ⓘForcarei Norte pegmatite field, Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘLalín pegmatite field, Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘBorralha Mines, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
References
Martin-Izard, A., Paniagua, A., Moreiras, D., Acevedo, R.D., and Marcos-Pascual, C. (1995) Metasomatism at a granitic pegmatite - dunite contact in Galicia: the Franqueira occurrence of chrysoberyl (alexandrite), emerald, and phenakite. The Canadian Mineralogist: 33: 775-792.
 
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