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Microcline from
Taião quarry, Gandra e Taião, Valença do Minho, Viana do Castelo, Portugal


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Taião quarry, Gandra e Taião, Valença do Minho, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:994489
Long-form Identifier:1:3:994489:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘEiras quarry, Gondomil e Safins, Valença do Minho, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘMonteiro Mine, Cabração e Moreira do Lima, Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘPorriño quarries, Porriño, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘCillarga Quarry, Ponteareas, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘPedra da Moura Mine, Touvedo (São Lourenço e Salvador), Ponte da Barca, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed mine, Vergaço, Cibões e Brufe, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘMount Ermelo, Moaña, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
41.3km (25.6 miles) ⓘCovide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘCarris Mines, Cabril, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘBorrageiro Mine, Cabril, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal
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