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Arsenopyrite from
São Domingos Mine, Corte do Pinto, Mértola, Beja, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view São Domingos Mine, Corte do Pinto, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:958893
Long-form Identifier:1:3:958893:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘFilón Norte open pit (Filón Norte Mine), Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘBarrigão Mine, Santa Cruz, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘNeves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘHerdade da Ventosa Mine, Nossa Senhora das Neves, Beja, Beja, Portugal
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘCerro do Algaré Mine, Almodôvar e Graça dos Padrões, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘPorteirinhos Mine, Almodôvar e Graça dos Padrões, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘSotiel Mine, Sotiel-Coronada mines, Calañas, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘMasa Valverde Mine (Valverde Mine), Beas, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘFeitais deposit, Aljustrel Mine, Aljustrel e Rio de Moinhos, Aljustrel, Beja, Portugal
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘAparis Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
References
Álvarez-Valero, A. M., Pérez-López, R., Matos, J., Capitán, M. A., Nieto, J. M., Sáez, R., Delgado, J., Caraballo, M. (2008) Potential environmental impact at São Domingos mining district (Iberian Pyrite Belt, SW Iberian Peninsula): evidence from a chemical and mineralogical characterization. Environmental Geology, 55 (8) 1797-1809 doi:10.1007/s00254-007-1131-x
 
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