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Schorl from
Portugal 1 & 2 quarries, Malpartida, Malpartida e Vale de Coelha, Almeida, Guarda, Portugal


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Confirmation Details:Where Tested and Reference ID: Rui Nunes collection
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Spessartine22
Quartz22
- var Smoky Quartz9
Albite21
Muscovite15
Fluorapatite5
Aragonite3
Microcline1
Orthoclase1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Portugal 1 & 2 quarries, Malpartida, Malpartida e Vale de Coelha, Almeida, Guarda, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (24 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:416335
Long-form Identifier:1:3:416335:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘRibeira do Mosteiro Mines (Riba de Alva Mines), Poiares, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘRoto-Bote quarry, Vila Franca da Serra, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
58.1km (36.1 miles) ⓘGralheira Mine, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
58.2km (36.2 miles) ⓘRatoeira quarry, U.F. Sequeiros e Gradiz, Aguiar da Beira, Guarda, Portugal
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘFonte Limeira quarry, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘBom Sucesso No. 4 quarry, Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
63.0km (39.2 miles) ⓘRomãs quarry, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
65.4km (40.7 miles) ⓘCorvaceira quarry, Corvaceira, Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
68.0km (42.3 miles) ⓘReal quarry, Real, Penalva do Castelo, Viseu, Portugal
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘAlijó spodumene pegmatite, São Mamede de Ribatua, Alijó, Vila Real, Portugal
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