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Locality type:

Mine

Classification

Species:

Aragonite

Formula:

CaCO3

Comments:

Confirmation

Validity:

Confirmed

Confirmation Methods:

Visually Identified

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Hydrozincite

8 photos of Aragonite associated with Hydrozincite at this locality.

Calcite

1 photo of Aragonite associated with Calcite at this locality.

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Preguiça Mine, Sobral da Adiça, Moura, Beja, Portugal

Photo Gallery

View Gallery (3 photos)

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

347506

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:347506:5

GUID (UUID V4):

d41371e3-39e1-4bfc-bd2c-356aec0f71fa

Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite

10.7km (6.6 miles)

Ruy Gomes Mine, Santo Agostinho, Moura e Santo Amador, Moura, Beja, Portugal

20.9km (13.0 miles)

Aparis Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal

58.3km (36.3 miles)

Namorados Mines, Namorados, Mértola, Mértola, Beja, Portugal

63.7km (39.6 miles)

Cortes Pereira Mine, Alcoutim e Pereiro, Alcoutim, Faro, Portugal

90.0km (56.0 miles)

Nogueirinha Mine, Santiago do Escoural, Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal

97.6km (60.7 miles)

Serra dos Monges No. 2 Mine, Santiago do Escoural, Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal

References

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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Iglesiente district (Sardinia, Italy) and Vila Ruiva (Portugal), as well as from the silicate-hosted ores of...Sardinia, Broken Hill — New South Wales, Vila Ruiva — Portugal, Freihung — Bavaria) and from slag minerals formed...for phosgenite and of calcite for fast-reacting aragonite and hydrozincite (O'Neil, 1986). H.A. Gilg et...pit, 390N, 200W − 13.5 Alto Alentejo District, Portugal Pre-1 sm White crystal Prg-9S sm White, fine,...in abandoned mines (Bwlch Glas mine, Wales, U.K., and Pinnacles Mine, New South Wales, Australia). They