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Rittmannite from
Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal


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Rittmannite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Rittmannite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Rittmannite, etc.

Fonte da Cal Mine, Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Rittmannite, etc.

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Rittmannite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Rittmannite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Rittmannite, etc.

Fonte da Cal Mine, Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Rittmannite, etc.

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
08746700017272739911944.jpg
Rittmannite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
01729590017272042345287.jpg
Rittmannite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
08701240017272042349679.jpg
Rittmannite, etc.

Fonte da Cal Mine, Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Rittmannite, etc.

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Rittmannite
Formula:{(Mn2+,Ca)}{Mn2+}{(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2}{(Al,Fe3+)2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:TEM
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Coronadite3
Strunzite3
Kastningite3
Strengite3
Fluorellestadite3
Phosphosiderite2
Zwieselite2
Rockbridgeite2
Hureaulite1
Roscherite1
Earlshannonite1
Whitmoreite1
Eosphorite1
Cacoxenite1
Triphylite1
Cryptomelane1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rittmannite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:98667
Long-form Identifier:1:3:98667:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Rittmannite in this Region
Fonte da Cal Mine, Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
Nearest other occurrences of Rittmannite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘFonte da Cal Mine, Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘChão do Castanheiro, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘCubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘRegada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘAssunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
References
Sopas de Pedra, A. M. Galopim de Carvalho, Gradiva, Lisbon, Portugal
Schnorrer-Köhler, Günther; Rewitzer, Christian (1991) Bendada - ein Phospatpegmatit im Mittelteil Portugals [Bendada - a phosphate pegmatite in central Portugal]. Lapis, 16 (5). 21-33; 50
 
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