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Zircon from
Vale de Abrutiga Mine, Ázere e Covelo, Tábua, Coimbra, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vale de Abrutiga Mine, Ázere e Covelo, Tábua, Coimbra, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:566902
Long-form Identifier:1:3:566902:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
59.3km (36.9 miles) ⓘCastanheira, Albergaria da Serra, Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra, Arouca, Aveiro, Portugal
60.6km (37.7 miles) ⓘRegoufe Mines, Covelo de Paivó, Arouca, Aveiro, Portugal
67.4km (41.9 miles) ⓘAssunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘBendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
72.8km (45.2 miles) ⓘRatoeira quarry, U.F. Sequeiros e Gradiz, Aguiar da Beira, Guarda, Portugal
97.0km (60.3 miles) ⓘSão Pedro das Águias Mine, U.F Távora e Pereiro, Tabuaço, Viseu, Portugal
References
Pinto, M. M. S. C., Silva, M. M. V. G., & Neiva, A. M. R. (2007, August). Chemical compositions of zircon from an U-mine area, Portugal. In GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA (Vol. 71, No. 15, pp. A794-A794). THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD.
Cabral Pinto, Marina M. S., Silva, Maria M. V. G., Neiva, Ana M. R. (2008) Geochemistry of U-bearing minerals from the Vale de Abrutiga uranium mine area, Central Portugal. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen, 185 (2) 183-198 doi:10.1127/0077-7757/2008/0120
 
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