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Quartz from
Covide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal


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Quartz, etc.

Covide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
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Quartz, etc.

Covide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
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Quartz, etc.

Covide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
K Feldspar11
Albite11
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Covide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:820899
Long-form Identifier:1:3:820899:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘRibeira de Sendão Mine, Cibões e Brufe, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘChão de Miregos Mine, Cibões e Brufe, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘTravassos quarry, Vilar da Veiga, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘCosta e Cortinhas Mine, Cibões e Brufe, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed mine, Vergaço, Cibões e Brufe, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘSeixo Branco do Pessoiro Mine, Bouro (Santa Maria), Amares, Braga, Portugal
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘDornas Mine, Bouro (Santa Maria), Amares, Braga, Portugal
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘMonte do Castelo da Pena Mine, Vila Chã (São João Baptista e Santiago), Ponte da Barca, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘMata da Galinheira Mine, Vila Chã (São João Baptista e Santiago), Ponte da Barca, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘSobredo Mine, Entre Ambos-os-Rios， Ermida e Germil, Ponte da Barca, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
References
Contribution à l´étude des litages pegmatitiques: l'exemple de la pegmatite de Covide (Nord-Portugal) Par YVES GOUANVIC et CLAUDE GAGNY
 
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