Several small quarries on pegmatite granites called Fonte da Cal and Quinta da Ribeira. It's a complex of pegmatitic veins, with many phosphates and silicates.
References
- Neves, C. (1960) Pegmatitos com berilo, columbite-tantalite e fosfatos da Bendada (Sabugal, Guarda). Memorias e Noticias, Mus. Lab. Min. Geol., Univer. Coimbra, 50, p. 172. (in Portugese)
- Rewitzer, C. and Röschl, N. (1984) Portugal - locality descriptions and travel recommendations. Lapis, 9 (12), 13-17. (in German)
Schnorrer-Köhler, G. and Rewitzer, Chr. (1991) Bendada - a phosphate pegmatite in the middle part of Portugal. Lapis, 16 (5), 21-33. (in German)
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