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Aljustrel Mine, Aljustrel, Beja District, Portugal

Mina de Aljustrel, Aljustrel, Distrito de Beja, Portugal

Pyrite mine. Closed in 1993.

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Alunogen
Baryte
Chalcopyrite
Clinochlore
var: Ripidolite

Copper
Dolomite
Galena
Gypsum
Halotrichite
Melanterite
Melanterite
var: Cuprian Melanterite

Muscovite
var: Sericite

Pickeringite
Pyrite
Quartz
Sphalerite
Sulphur
Tetrahedrite


22 entries listed. 15 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

Portugal

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References

- Leistel, J. M.; Marcoux, E.; Thiéblemont, D.; Quesada, C.; Sánchez, A.; Almodóvar, G. R.; Pascual, E.; Sáez, R. (1997). "The volcanic-hosted massive sulphide deposits of the Iberian Pyrite Belt"
- Schermerhorn, L. J. G.; Stanton, W. I. (2009). "Folded overthrusts at Aljustrel (South Portugal)". Geological Magazine 106
- Barriga, F. J. A. S.; Fyfe, W. S. (1988). "Giant pyritic base-metal deposits: The example of Feitais (Aljustrel, Portugal"
- Barriga, F. J. A. S.; Fyfe, W. S. (1998). "Multi-phase water-rhyolite interaction and ore fluid generation at Aljustrel, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita 33, 188-207"

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