| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Cacoxenite |
| Formula: | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Strengite | 54 |
| Beraunite | 16 |
| Rockbridgeite | 10 |
| Phosphosiderite | 7 |
| Nsutite | 7 |
| Goethite | 4 |
| Strunzite | 3 |
| Bermanite | 2 |
| Quartz | 2 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cacoxenite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (111 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 154522 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:154522:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cacoxenite |
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| 17.7km (11.0 miles) | ⓘCorvaceira quarry, Corvaceira, Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal |
| 19.1km (11.9 miles) | ⓘVela Nordeste quarry, Vela, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal |
| 23.3km (14.5 miles) | ⓘCubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal |
| 25.5km (15.9 miles) | ⓘRegada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal |
| 26.2km (16.3 miles) | ⓘFonte da Cal Mine, Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal |
| 26.2km (16.3 miles) | ⓘBendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal |
| 36.1km (22.4 miles) | ⓘAssunção Mine, Aldeia Nova, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal |
| 36.2km (22.5 miles) | ⓘLagares Mining Field, Vila Nova de Paiva, Viseu, Portugal |
| 36.2km (22.5 miles) | ⓘRebentão Mine, Lagares do Estanho Mines, Queiriga, Vila Nova de Paiva, Viseu, Portugal |
| 61.8km (38.4 miles) | ⓘVale de Pião Mine, Cadafaz e Colmeal, Góis, Coimbra, Portugal |
| References |
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Tvrdý, J., Sejkora, J., Rosseel, P., Dolníček, Z. (2021) Ferraioloite from the Sítio do Castelo mine, Folgosinho (Guarda, Portugal), description and Raman spectroscopy. Journal of GEOsciences, 66 (3). 139-146 |
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Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal