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Native Gold from
Lousal Mine, Azinheira dos Barros, Grândola, Setúbal, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lousal Mine, Azinheira dos Barros, Grândola, Setúbal, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:924487
Long-form Identifier:1:3:924487:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘSalgadinho Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘCaeirinha Mine, Santa Susana, Alcácer do Sal e Santa Susana, Alcácer do Sal, Setúbal, Portugal
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘSão Cristóvão Mining Field, Santa Susana, Alcácer do Sal e Santa Susana, Alcácer do Sal, Setúbal, Portugal
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘHerdade de Corte Pereiro Mine, Santa Susana, Alcácer do Sal e Santa Susana, Alcácer do Sal, Setúbal, Portugal
55.5km (34.5 miles) ⓘHerdade da Ventosa Mine, Nossa Senhora das Neves, Beja, Beja, Portugal
60.6km (37.7 miles) ⓘMonfurado gold prospect, São Cristóvão, Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal
61.7km (38.4 miles) ⓘHerdade das Palmas Mine, Vendas Novas, Vendas Novas, Évora, Portugal
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘCasas Novas Mine, Santiago do Escoural, Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘNeves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘAdiça Mine, Costa da Caparica, Almada, Setúbal, Portugal
References
Matos, J.X.
Relvas, J.M.R.S. (2006) Mina do Lousal (Faixa Piritosa Ibérica). Livro Guia Excursão C.4.1, VII Cong. Nac. Geologia, Estremoz, Un. Évora, Portugal, pp. 23-25.
Daniel P. S. de Oliveira, Carlos J. P. Rosa, Fernanda M. G. Guimarães, João X. Matos, Diogo R. N. Rosa, Pereira, Z., VCS Frias, J. M. Castelo Branco (2013): Late-stage Gold (Electrum) in the Lousal Mine, Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal. 12th SGA Biennial Meeting, Uppsala, Sweden, 12-15 August 2013, http://repositorio.lneg.pt/bitstream/10400.9/2175/1/35968.pdf
 
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