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


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Zaïrite

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Zaïrite

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Zaïrite

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Zaïrite

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Zaïrite

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Zaïrite

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Zaïrite

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Zaïrite

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Zaïrite

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Zaïrite

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Zaïrite

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Zaïrite

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Zaïrite
Formula:BiFe33+(PO4)2(OH)6
Formation:Secondary
Habit:https://www.mindat.org/photo-756754.html
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Phosphosiderite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zaïrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:971558
Long-form Identifier:1:3:971558:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Alves, P (2016). Folgosinho: Fosfatos secundarios de la mina Sitio do Castelo. Revista de Minerales 2015/2, 6-27. (in Spanish).
 
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