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.
  • Panasqueira Mines Castelo Branco endemic
    Ferberite, Cassiterite, Fluorapatite (green and violet), Arsenopyrite, Quartz : world-class W-Sn deposit, type locality for panasqueiraite and thadeuite
  • Neves-Corvo Beja
    Chalcopyrite, Cassiterite, Sphalerite, Stannite : world-class Cu-Sn massive sulphide deposit, Iberian Pyrite Belt
  • Aljustrel Mine Beja
    Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Galena : polymetallic massive sulphide, Iberian Pyrite Belt
  • São Domingos Mine Beja
    Pyrite, secondary copper minerals : ancient mine worked since Roman times, Iberian Pyrite Belt
  • Borralha Mines Vila Real
    Wolframite, Scheelite, Molybdenite : historic tungsten district
  • Alijó / Argozelo pegmatites Bragança / Vila Real
    Spodumene, Beryl, Columbite-Tantalite : lithium-rich rare-element pegmatites
Notable locality    Endemic or exclusive world-class locality
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