portugal
Europe — 92,212 km²
Capital: Lisbon
1 specimen in collection
Notable mining localities
Principal mineralogical sites associated with collector specimens. Yellow dot indicates an endemic species — found exclusively or in world-class quality at this locality.
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Panasqueira Mines Castelo Branco endemicFerberite, Cassiterite, Fluorapatite (green and violet), Arsenopyrite, Quartz : world-class W-Sn deposit, type locality for panasqueiraite and thadeuite
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Neves-Corvo BejaChalcopyrite, Cassiterite, Sphalerite, Stannite : world-class Cu-Sn massive sulphide deposit, Iberian Pyrite Belt
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Aljustrel Mine BejaPyrite, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Galena : polymetallic massive sulphide, Iberian Pyrite Belt
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São Domingos Mine BejaPyrite, secondary copper minerals : ancient mine worked since Roman times, Iberian Pyrite Belt
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Borralha Mines Vila RealWolframite, Scheelite, Molybdenite : historic tungsten district
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Alijó / Argozelo pegmatites Bragança / Vila RealSpodumene, Beryl, Columbite-Tantalite : lithium-rich rare-element pegmatites
Notable locality
Endemic or exclusive world-class locality
