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Apatite from
Ribeira do Mosteiro Mines (Riba de Alva Mines), Poiares, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ribeira do Mosteiro Mines (Riba de Alva Mines), Poiares, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:897517
Long-form Identifier:1:3:897517:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘFeli deposit, La Fregeneda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘAlberto pit, La Fregeneda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘBajoca Mine, Almendra, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Guarda, Portugal
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘBarruecopardo Mine, Barruecopardo, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘNumão prospect, Numão, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Guarda, Portugal
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘCastillejo de Dos Casas, Aldea del Obispo, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘBarquilla Sn-Ge-Cd-Cu-Fe Deposit, Villar de la Yegua, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
51.1km (31.7 miles) ⓘAlijó spodumene pegmatite, São Mamede de Ribatua, Alijó, Vila Real, Portugal
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘSão Pedro das Águias Mine, U.F Távora e Pereiro, Tabuaço, Viseu, Portugal
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘPinilla de Fermoselle, Villar del Buey, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
References
LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp database
Gaspar, L. M.; Inverno, C. M. C. (2000) Mineralogy and Metasomatic Evolution of Distal Strata-Bound Scheelite Skarns in the Riba de Alva Mine, Northeastern Portugal. Economic Geology, 95 (6). p.1259-1275. doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.95.6.1259
 
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