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Covellite from
Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:882478
Long-form Identifier:1:3:882478:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
18.4km (11.5 miles) ⓘMostardeira Mine, Glória, Estremoz, Évora, Portugal
35.5km (22.0 miles) ⓘHerdade do Monte Novo e do Paço de Camões, Azaruja, São Bento do Mato, Évora, Évora, Portugal
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘLas Herrerías deposit, Alconchel, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘAparis Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
75.7km (47.0 miles) ⓘMinancos Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
79.3km (49.2 miles) ⓘMonchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
90.4km (56.1 miles) ⓘHerdade da Ventosa Mine, Nossa Senhora das Neves, Beja, Beja, Portugal
References
Gustavo Pereira Fernandes, Mineralizações de Cobre da Mina de Miguel Vacas: Caracterização Petrográfica e Geoquímica, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, Departamento de Geologia, 2012
LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, SIORMINP database ref "1224Cu"
 
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