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Vanadinite from
Preguiça Mine, Sobral da Adiça, Moura, Beja, Portugal


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Vanadinite

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Vanadinite

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Preguiça Mine, Sobral da Adiça, Moura, Beja, Portugal
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Vanadinite
Formula:Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Comments:All the Vanadinite found so far has pseudomorphed to Descloizite (Jordi Fabre analysis)
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Descloizite34
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vanadinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Preguiça Mine, Sobral da Adiça, Moura, Beja, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:854614
Long-form Identifier:1:3:854614:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vanadinite
88.8km (55.1 miles) ⓘLa Constante Mine, Los Llanos, Santa Marta, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
88.8km (55.2 miles) ⓘLas Colmenitas, Santa Marta, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
References
Nunes, Rui (n.d.) Personal communication.
Silva, Teresa P.; Morais, Igor; Soares, Sofia; Rodrigues, Ivo; Oliveira, Daniel P. S.; Mirão, José (2026) New Contributions to Mineralogical and Geochemical Knowledge of Old Preguiça Mine, Beja, Portugal. Minerals, 16 (4). doi:10.3390/min16040348
 
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