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Melanterite from
Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Melanterite
Formula:Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Copiapite3
Phosphosiderite3
Arsenopyrite3
Ferricopiapite1
Pyrite1
Strengite1
Native Sulphur1
Quartz1
Hureaulite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:961423
Long-form Identifier:1:3:961423:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melanterite
73.1km (45.4 miles) ⓘUpper dumps, Alto das Quelhas do Gestoso Mine, Gestoso, Manhouce, São Pedro do Sul, Viseu, Portugal
84.2km (52.3 miles) ⓘPalhal Mine, Branca, Albergaria-a-Velha, Aveiro, Portugal
88.2km (54.8 miles) ⓘVinheiros Mine, Souto Maior, Sabrosa, Vila Real, Portugal
88.8km (55.2 miles) ⓘCodeceira Mine, Vale das Gatas Mines (São Lourenço de Riba Pinhão and Souto Maior), Sabrosa, Vila Real, Portugal
References
ko jansen
Alves, P (2016). Folgosinho: Fosfatos secundarios de la mina Sitio do Castelo. Revista de Minerales 2015/2, 6-27. (in Spanish).
 
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