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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Neves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal


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Tetrahedrite Subgroup

Neves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
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Tetrahedrite Subgroup, etc.

Neves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
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Tetrahedrite Subgroup

Neves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
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Tetrahedrite Subgroup

Neves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
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Tetrahedrite Subgroup

Neves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
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Tetrahedrite Subgroup, etc.

Neves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
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Tetrahedrite Subgroup

Neves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
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Tetrahedrite Subgroup

Neves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
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Tetrahedrite Subgroup

Neves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
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Tetrahedrite Subgroup, etc.

Neves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
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Tetrahedrite Subgroup

Neves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
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Tetrahedrite Subgroup

Neves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite5
Dolomite3
Tennantite Subgroup1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tetrahedrite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Neves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:89998
Long-form Identifier:1:3:89998:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘPorteirinhos Mine, Almodôvar e Graça dos Padrões, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘBarrigão Mine, Santa Cruz, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘVentosa (Ferrarias) Mine, São Pedro de Solis e São Sebastião dos Carros, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘFeitais deposit, Aljustrel Mine, Aljustrel e Rio de Moinhos, Aljustrel, Beja, Portugal
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘMoinho deposit, Aljustrel Mine, Aljustrel e Rio de Moinhos, Aljustrel, Beja, Portugal
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘHerdade da Ventosa Mine, Nossa Senhora das Neves, Beja, Beja, Portugal
63.8km (39.7 miles) ⓘSalgadinho Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘLousal Mine, Azinheira dos Barros, Grândola, Setúbal, Portugal
76.0km (47.2 miles) ⓘFilón Norte open pit (Filón Norte Mine), Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
81.6km (50.7 miles) ⓘAlgares Mine, Portel, Portel, Évora, Portugal
References
Cabri, L. J., Gaspar, O. C., Lastra, R., McMahon, G. (1998) Distribution of gold in tin-rich samples from the Corvo Orebody, Portugal. The Canadian Mineralogist, 36 (5). 1347-1360
Serranti, S.; Ferrini, V.; Masi, U.; Cabri, L. J. (2002) Trace-element distribution in cassiterite and sulfides from rubané and massive ores of the Corvo deposit, Portugal. The Canadian Mineralogist, 40 (3). 815-835 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.40.3.815
Gaspar, O. C. (2002) Mineralogy and sulfide mineral chemistry of the Neves–Corvo Ores, Portugal: insight into their genesis. The Canadian Mineralogist, 40 (2). 611-636 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.40.2.611
Moura, António (2008) Metallogenesis at the Neves Corvo VHMS deposit (Portugal): A contribution from the study of fluid inclusions. Ore Geology Reviews, 34 (3). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.04.004
 
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