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


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Covide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:874963
Long-form Identifier:1:3:874963:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘCosta e Cortinhas Mine, Cibões e Brufe, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘDornas Mine, Bouro (Santa Maria), Amares, Braga, Portugal
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘLas Sombras Mine, Lobios, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘPedra da Moura Mine, Touvedo (São Lourenço e Salvador), Ponte da Barca, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘCarris Mines, Cabril, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘEastern pegmatite, Muro Alto Mine, Anjos e Vilar do Chão, Vieira do Minho, Braga, Portugal
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘWestern pegmatite, Muro Alto Mine, Anjos e Vilar do Chão, Vieira do Minho, Braga, Portugal
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘMuro Alto Mine, Anjos e Vilar do Chão, Vieira do Minho, Braga, Portugal
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘMonte da Alvorada Mine, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘLousas aplite-pegmatite, Dornelas, Boticas, Vila Real, Portugal
References
LIGS, Maria Fernandes Domingues Lages de Lima. Universidade do Minho, Braga 2006
 
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