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Vale das Gatas Mines, S. Lourenço de Riba Pinhão and Souto Maior, Sabrosa, Vila Real District, Portugal

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Anatase
Formula:	TiO₂
Reference:	Michel Ambroise collection







Anglesite
Formula:	PbSO₄
Locality:	Codeceira Mine, Vale das Gatas Mines, S. Lourenço de Riba Pinhão and Souto Maior, Sabrosa, Vila Real District, Portugal







'Apatite'
Description:	In granite.
Reference:	Bull. Minéral. , 1987, 110, pp. 613-622.







Arsenopyrite
Formula:	FeAsS
Reference:	Rui Nunes collection
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.





Photo: © Rui Nunes 2012. Arsenopyrite from Vale das Gatas Mines, S. Lourenço de Riba Pinhão and Souto Maior, Sabrosa, Vila Real District, Portugal
Beudantite
Formula:	PbFe₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
Locality:	Codeceira Mine, Vale das Gatas Mines, S. Lourenço de Riba Pinhão and Souto Maior, Sabrosa, Vila Real District, Portugal







'Biotite'
Reference:	Bull. Minéral. , 1987, 110, pp. 613-622.








Bismuth
Formula:	Bi
Reference:	Gaspar, O., Bowles, F.W., 1985; Mineralizações e Recuros em W/Sn...







Canfieldite
Formula:	Ag₈SnS₆
Reference:	Gaspar, O., Bowles, F.W., 1985; Mineralizações e Recuros em W/Sn...







Carminite
Formula:	PbFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
Locality:	Codeceira Mine, Vale das Gatas Mines, S. Lourenço de Riba Pinhão and Souto Maior, Sabrosa, Vila Real District, Portugal







Cassiterite
Formula:	SnO₂
Reference:	Rui Nunes and Pedro Alves collections
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.





Photo: © Rui Nunes 2012. Cassiterite from Vale das Gatas Mines, S. Lourenço de Riba Pinhão and Souto Maior, Sabrosa, Vila Real District, Portugal
Chalcopyrite
Formula:	CuFeS₂
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.







'Chlorite Group'
Reference:	Bull. Minéral. , 1987, 110, pp. 613-622.








Covellite
Formula:	CuS
Locality:	Codeceira Mine, Vale das Gatas Mines, S. Lourenço de Riba Pinhão and Souto Maior, Sabrosa, Vila Real District, Portugal







Ferberite
Formula:	FeWO₄
Description:	Late replacement of hubnerite.
Reference:	Bull. Minéral. , 1987, 110, pp. 613-622.






Fluorite
Formula:	CaF₂
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.






Photo: © Rui Nunes 2010. Fluorite from Vale das Gatas Mines, S. Lourenço de Riba Pinhão and Souto Maior, Sabrosa, Vila Real District, Portugal
Galena
Formula:	PbS
Reference:	Bull. Minéral. , 1987, 110, pp. 613-622.
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.






Hübnerite
Formula:	MnWO₄
Reference:	Bull. Minéral. , 1987, 110, pp. 613-622.
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.






Ilmenite
Formula:	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Reference:	LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia







Marcasite
Formula:	FeS₂
Reference:	Gaspar, O., Bowles, F.W., 1985; Mineralizações e Recuros em W/Sn...







Matildite
Formula:	AgBiS₂
Reference:	Gaspar, O., Bowles, F.W., 1985; Mineralizações e Recuros em W/Sn...







'Monazite'
Reference:	LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia








Muscovite
Formula:	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Description:	Replaces biotite in granite. Quartz/muscovite symplectites (post-magmatic growth in granite).
Reference:	Bull. Minéral. , 1987, 110, pp. 613-622.






Muscovite var: Sericite
Description:	Replaces plagioclases.
Reference:	Bull. Minéral. , 1987, 110, pp. 613-622.







Neyite
Formula:	Ag₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈
Reference:	Gaspar, O., Bowles, F.W., 1985; Mineralizações e Recuros em W/Sn...







Pavonite
Formula:	(Ag,Cu)(Bi,Pb)₃S₅
Reference:	Gaspar, O., Bowles, F.W., 1985; Mineralizações e Recuros em W/Sn...







'Phengite'
Description:	In vein muscovite.
Reference:	Bull. Minéral. , 1987, 110, pp. 613-622.







Pyrite
Formula:	FeS₂
Reference:	Bull. Minéral. , 1987, 110, pp. 613-622.
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.






Pyrrhotite
Formula:	Fe_1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Reference:	Bull. Minéral. , 1987, 110, pp. 613-622.







Quartz
Formula:	SiO₂
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.






Photo: © Rui Nunes 2012. Quartz from Vale das Gatas Mines, S. Lourenço de Riba Pinhão and Souto Maior, Sabrosa, Vila Real District, Portugal
Rutile
Formula:	TiO₂
Reference:	LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia







Scheelite
Formula:	Ca(WO₄)
Reference:	LNEG/Museu Jazigos Geológicos collection







Schorl
Formula:	Na(Fe²⁺₃)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Description:	In granite.
Reference:	Bull. Minéral. , 1987, 110, pp. 613-622.






Scorodite
Formula:	FeAsO₄ · 2H₂O
Reference:	LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.





Photo: © P.Alves. Scorodite from Codeceira Mine, Vale das Gatas Mines, S. Lourenço de Riba Pinhão and Souto Maior, Sabrosa, Vila Real District, Portugal
Segnitite
Formula:	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)₂(OH,H₂O)₆
Locality:	Codeceira Mine, Vale das Gatas Mines, S. Lourenço de Riba Pinhão and Souto Maior, Sabrosa, Vila Real District, Portugal







Siderite
Formula:	FeCO₃








Sillimanite
Formula:	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Description:	In the core of granite muscovite.
Reference:	Bull. Minéral. , 1987, 110, pp. 613-622.






Sphalerite
Formula:	ZnS
Reference:	Bull. Minéral. , 1987, 110, pp. 613-622.
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.






Stannite
Formula:	Cu₂(Fe,Zn)SnS₄
Reference:	Bull. Minéral. , 1987, 110, pp. 613-622.







Sulphur
Formula:	S₈
Locality:	Codeceira Mine, Vale das Gatas Mines, S. Lourenço de Riba Pinhão and Souto Maior, Sabrosa, Vila Real District, Portugal







Titanite
Formula:	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Reference:	LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia







'Tourmaline'
Formula:	A(D₃)G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
Reference:	LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia







'Wolframite'
Formula:	(Fe²⁺)WO₄ to (Mn²⁺)WO₄
Reference:	Museu Geológico de Lisboa collection






Photo: © Rui Nunes 2012. Wolframite from Vale das Gatas Mines, S. Lourenço de Riba Pinhão and Souto Maior, Sabrosa, Vila Real District, Portugal
Zircon
Formula:	ZrSiO₄
Reference:	LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia

43 entries listed. 35 valid minerals.

References

- Gaspar, O., Bowles, F.W., 1985. Nota preliminar sobre a paragénese dos sulfussais de Bi-Pb-Ag do jazigo de tungsténio de Vale das Gatas (Norte de Portugal). Estudos, Notas e Trabalhos do IGM, Tomo XXVII, 49-54.

- Maria Otília Pereira Lage, Wolframio - Terra Revolvida, Memória Revolta para uma análise transversal da Sociedade Portuguesa (1930/1960), Novembro 2002.

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