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Tantalite from
Meixedo Mine, Nogueira, Meixedo e Vilar de Murteda, Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tantalite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tantalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Meixedo Mine, Nogueira, Meixedo e Vilar de Murteda, Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:881983
Long-form Identifier:1:3:881983:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tantalite
4.6km (2.9 miles) Serra D'Arga, Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
7.9km (4.9 miles) Andorinheiras Mine, Estorãos, Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
8.3km (5.2 miles) Ribeiro do Salgueiro and Covas dos Mouros Mines, Arga de Cima, Caminha, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
8.5km (5.3 miles) Eiradas Mine, Cabração e Moreira do Lima, Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
11.3km (7.0 miles) Monte do Formigoso Mine, Cabração e Moreira do Lima, Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
24.7km (15.3 miles) Abelheiras Mine, Cervães, Vila Verde, Braga, Portugal
68.5km (42.6 miles) Monte da Alvorada Mine, Salto, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
74.9km (46.5 miles) Lousas aplite-pegmatite, Dornelas, Boticas, Vila Real, Portugal
76.5km (47.5 miles) Vieiros Mines, Rebordelo, Amarante, Porto, Portugal
77.0km (47.9 miles) Vieiros Mining Field, Canadelo, Olo e Canadelo, Amarante, Porto, Portugal
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