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Montijos Quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria, Leiria District, Portugal

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Gabbro quarry.



References:
- Pimentel, Ricardo; Nunes, Rui; De Ascenção Guedes, Roger; Meisser, Nicolas; Martaud, Alain (2009: Minéralogie de la Carrière de Montijos, Portugal. Le Règne Minéral, 87, xx-xx.





Mineral List:
  		•  Actinolite
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		(Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		)(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Montijos Quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria, Leiria District, Portugal
    © Martins da Pedra
  		•  Albite
    var: Oligoclase-Albite
    Reference: []
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Montijos Quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria, Leiria District, Portugal
    © JY. Desescaut
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Rui Nunes]
    Site Photo
    Montijos Quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria, Leiria District, Portugal
    © JY. Desescaut
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Montijos Quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria, Leiria District, Portugal
    © Martins da Pedra
  		•  'Hornblende'
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Montijos Quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria, Leiria District, Portugal
    © Rui Nunes 2006
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [personal find]
    Site Photo
    Montijos Quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria, Leiria District, Portugal
    © JY. Desescaut
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Rui Nunes]
    Site Photo
    Montijos Quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria, Leiria District, Portugal
    © Rui Nunes 2006
  		•  Orthoclase
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Rui Nunes - 18th January, 2006]
    Site Photo
    Montijos Quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria, Leiria District, Portugal
    © Rui Nunes 2006
  		•  Prehnite
    Ca
     
    2
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    12
    		(OH)
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Montijos Quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria, Leiria District, Portugal
    © Rui Nunes 2005
  		•  Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)
    Ca
     
    2
    		Fe
    2+
     
    		Al
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Rui Nunes May 2009]
    Site Photo
    Montijos Quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria, Leiria District, Portugal
    © Rui Nunes 2006
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Rui Nunes]
    Site Photo
    Montijos Quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria, Leiria District, Portugal
    © Rui Nunes 2005
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Rui Nunes]
    Site Photo
    Montijos Quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria, Leiria District, Portugal
    © Martins da Pedra
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Montijos Quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria, Leiria District, Portugal
    © 2005 M. Kampf


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