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Cryptomelane from
Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal


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Cryptomelane

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Cryptomelane, etc.

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
07827630017367416767149.jpg
Cryptomelane

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
07425100017272060379616.jpg
Cryptomelane, etc.

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
07827630017367416767149.jpg
Cryptomelane

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
07425100017272060379616.jpg
Cryptomelane, etc.

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cryptomelane
Formula:K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Strengite2
Phosphosiderite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cryptomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:917737
Long-form Identifier:1:3:917737:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cryptomelane
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘBendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘFonte da Cal Mine, Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
93.2km (57.9 miles) ⓘLa Paloma Mine, Zarza la Mayor, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
References
Idoia Garate-Olabe,Encarnacion Roda-Robles,Pedro-Pablo Gil-Crespo, Alfonso Pesquera-Pérez,Romeu Vieira, Alexandra Lima,Estudio Textural y Mineralogico del Dique de Cuarzo con Fosfatos de Folgosinho (Guarda, Portugal) Macle N°16 junio 2012 revista de la sociedad espanola de mineralogia
 
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