Locality type: | Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | Wavellite |
Formula: | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
Comments: | This wavellite is As-bearing (up to 1.8 % As2O5) and very rich with fluorine (~4-5 % F). Also it has admixture up to 2.5 % Fe2O3, apparently Fe"' replace Al. |
Habit: | white fibrous agregates cementing resorbed pyrite grains |
Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Beraunite | ⓘ2 photos of Wavellite associated with Beraunite at this locality. |
Phosphosiderite | ⓘ2 photos of Wavellite associated with Phosphosiderite at this locality. |
Rockbridgeite | ⓘ2 photos of Wavellite associated with Rockbridgeite at this locality. |
Arsenopyrite | ⓘ1 photo of Wavellite associated with Arsenopyrite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Wavellite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (12 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 561134 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:561134:8 |
GUID (UUID V4): | e64958e3-9059-4cd3-8653-3f24a9698f96 |
Nearest other occurrences of Wavellite |
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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 |
36.2km (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 |
87.6km (54.5 miles) | ⓘFragas da Carvalhosa Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal |
89.0km (55.3 miles) | ⓘCabeço da Mua Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal |
89.7km (55.8 miles) | ⓘFerrarias Mine, Carviçais, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal |
92.5km (57.5 miles) | ⓘSitio do Cobre Mine, Vila Velha de Ródão, Vila Velha de Ródão, Castelo Branco, Portugal |
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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 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | paper Ferraioloite from the Sítio do Castelo mine, Folgosinho (Guarda, Portugal), description and Raman spectroscopy...identified in samples from the Sítio do Castelo mine, Folgosinho (Guarda, Portugal). It occurs as sky-blue,...Mills et al. (2016) from the Foote Lithium Company mine, Kings Mountain district (North Carolina, USA),...secondary phosphates from Sítio do Castelo mine, Folgosinho (Guarda, Portugal), a mineral phase corresponding...Occurrence The Sítio do Castelo mine is located in the Serra da Estrela National Park in central Portugal, in the | | Kampf, Anthony R., Grey, Ian E., Alves, Pedro, Mills, Stuart J., Nash, Barbara P., MaCrae, Colin M., Keck, Erich (2017) Zincostrunzite, ZnFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6.5H2O, a new mineral from the Sitio do Castelo mine, Portugal, and the Hagendorf-Süd pegmatite, Germany. European Journal of Mineralogy, 29 (2) 315-322 doi:10.1127/ejm/2017/0029-2593 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | ZnFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6.5H2O, a new mineral from the Sitio do Castelo mine, Portugal, and the Hagendorf-Süd pegmatite, Germany...Sitio do Castelo tungsten mine in Portugal and the Hagendorf-Süd pegmatite in Germany. At Sitio do Castelo...by phosphophyllite and minor apatite. At Sitio do Castelo, zincostrunzite occurs as prisms up to 2 mm long...{1 2 0}. Zincostrunzite crystals from Sitio do Castelo are light brownish yellow; those from Hagendorf-Süd...hardness is about 2½. The measured density (Sitio do Castelo) is 2.66(1) g cm3. At room temperature, the |
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Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal