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Biotite from
Lousal Mine, Azinheira dos Barros, Grândola, Setúbal, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lousal Mine, Azinheira dos Barros, Grândola, Setúbal, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1610528
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1610528:1
GUID (UUID V4):9b5513c3-1c66-405e-bb2a-054c47c068c8
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
60.6km (37.7 miles) Monfurado gold prospect, São Cristóvão, Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal
68.1km (42.3 miles) Barrocal quarries, Nossa Senhora da Tourega e Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, Évora, Évora, Portugal
83.6km (51.9 miles) Palmeira No. 2 quarry, Monchique, Monchique, Faro, Portugal
86.9km (54.0 miles) Pedras Pintas Mine, Cortiçadas de Lavre e Lavre, Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal
References
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Portela-Zambujal, Alfragide, 2720-866 Amadora, Portugal e-mail: diogo.rosa@ineti.pt D. R. N. Rosa Geol...Lisbon, Edifício C6, Piso 2, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal A. A. Finch School of Geography and Geosciences...Lisbon, Edifício C6, Piso 2, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal reported information, suggests that volcanism...Deposits include Neves-Corvo and Aljustrel in Portugal, and Rio Tinto and Aznalcóllar in Spain. The timing...diamonds—this study (CE Cercal, CA Caveira, AB Azinheira de Barros, LS Lousal, AJ Aljustrel, AL Albernoa, SB Serra
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MINERAL RESOURCES OF PORTUGAL Text prepared by Luís Plácido Martins CONTENTS 5 7 11 19 20 21...MINING BACKGROUND HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF MINING IN PORTUGAL PRECIOUS METALS Galicia - Trás-os-Montes Zone...Business in Portugal KEY REFERENCES 3 PREAMBLE A complex and diversified geology endows Portugal with a...ornamental stones and some other mineral substances. Portugal is presently one of the main UE producers of copper...sulphide deposits like Neves-Corvo and Aljustrel, in Portugal, Rio Tinto, Sotiel, Los Frailes, Las Cruces, etc
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volcanic sequences in the Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal: metallogenic and geodynamic implications Marta...volcanic sequences in the Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal: metallogenic and geodynamic implications, Ore...volcanic sequences 2 in the Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal: metallogenic and geodynamic implications 3 4...Piso 4, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal 15 3 16 2740-264 Porto Salvo, Portugal GFZ German Research Centre...sequences in 20 the Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB) in Portugal form two elongated and independent exposures
Conference Proceedings (Volume)
Cover photograph: View of the Aitik open pit copper mine in the very north of Sweden. Mining operations started...Lombador massive sulphide orebody, Neves Corvo, Portugal: an on-going study .............................the massive sulfide-hosting footwall sequence of Lousal, Iberian pyrite belt ............................Occurrence of gold (electrum) in the Lousal mine, Iberian pyrite belt, Portugal ..............................Silva Ramos, Antônio João Paes de Barros & Antônio João Paes de Barros Gold and trace-element content
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(VSC) y grupo Culm. En el VSC se pueden distinguir dos secuencias. La Secuencia Sur (SS) es principalmente...cantidad de rocas volcaÂnicas, relacionadas con los dos principales episodios volcaÂnicos en la IPB. Estos...phenocrysts, together with minor plagioclase. Biotite phenocrysts are rare and more often indistinguishable...with dominantly plagioclase (An60), quartz and biotite phenocrysts embedded in a very ®ne-grained groundmass...are massive rocks composed of albite, quartz and biotite ‹ amphibole (‹pyroxene) phenocrysts in a massive
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Universidade de Lisboa, Ed. C6, Piso 4, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; E-mail address: faluz@fc.ul.pt; telephone number:...de 14 Lisboa, Ed. C6, Piso 4, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal 2 Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de... Lagoas Park, Ed. 1, 16 2740-264 Porto Salvo, Portugal Keywords: Metasediments geochemistry Alteration/Mineralization...accumulations distributed within ca. 90 deposits in Portugal and Spain (Fig. 1) and is one of the most important...reaching the chlorite-biotite zones transition as indicated by the development of biotite after chlorite in
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mines closing over the last two decades. Only ®ve mine sites are still active in the belt today. Four of...FiloÂn Sur gossan by Caledonia). The only mine in Portugal is Neves-Corvo which is being worked by Somincor...Odemira; FE: Feitais (Aljustrel); GA: GaviaÄo; LO: Lousal; LS: Lagoa Salgada; MO: Moinho (Aljustrel); MT:...orogen, and the Aljezur-Carrapateira subzone (or SW Portugal Domain) which records a forebulge-type evolution...but reaching the Middle Tournaisian in the SW Portugal Domain (Oliveira 1990). In Spain, the Famennian-Tournaisian
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Pyrite Belt and the Ozza Morena zone in Spain-Portugal and the Hellenic belt of northern Greece. The...in deposit scale, but also in semi-regional (near mine) and regional (mineral belts) scales. The models...Pyrite Belt and the Ozza Morena zone in Spain-Portugal and the Hellenic belt of northern Greece (Fig...uncertainty values represent: (1) Observed in field, mine or drill-core; (2) Interpreted from geophysical...devoted to the Iberian Pyrite Belt in Spain and Portugal and the Ossa Morena Zone in Spain. The Iberian
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sses. 3. Geology-Spain-Congresses. 4. Geology-Portugal-Congresses. I. Dallmeyer, R. D., 1944- . II. Martinez-Garcia...km E of Gijon (Asturias), in the La Camocha Coal Mine, where some 2300 m of a succession containing workable...zonation of the Lower Carboniferous of Spain and Portugal. Int Symp Belgian Micropal limits from Emsian...y estratigrafia del Carbonifero de Espana NW y Portugal N. Estud Geol 15 (41-44): 393-420 Wagner RH (1971)...Patac (1920), by means of plant remains found in a mine shaft near Pola de Siero (Asturias). Later on, Melendez
Book (volume)
Madrid, Spain José Tomás Oliveira LNEG Amadora, Portugal ISSN 2364-6438 ISSN 2364-6446 (electronic) Regional...by Late Triassic red beds, Telheiro beach, SW Portugal. Photographed with a drone by JC Kullberg This...Energia e Geologia, former Geological Survey of Portugal, where he acted also as head of the departments...concentrated in regional geological mapping in Portugal and Mozambique, with particular interest in stratigraphy...and basin analysis. Professor at universities of Portugal and Angola, author and editor of several geological
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to try to list all of the mining geologists and mine managers who made these visits possible and who...possibilitassem, ao estudioso, obter uma compreensao correcta dos jazigos referentes a Europa Ocidental e Centro-Sul...sedimentares, igneas ou metamorficas; (3) caracteristicas dos corpos mineramizados em relaga com a estratigrafia...referem-se: (1) aos autores dos trabalhos citados nestas bibliografias; (2) aos nomes dos jazigos citados nas...cada jazigo; (4) a idade dos diferentes jazigos, e (5) a classifica^ao dos v varios jazigos. Todos os
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Edifício C6, Piso 4, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal e-mail: jrelvas@fc.ul.pt J. B. Gemmell ARC Centre...sequestered into early-formed silicates (e.g. biotite and amphibole: Lukanin and DernovPegarev 2004)...W/Sn-bearing quartz veins from northern and central Portugal (seven deposits: Carris, Lombo de Boi, Linhares...two Sn-bearing quartz vein systems in northern Portugal (Montezinho and Argozelo) (2) Neiva (1996): Electron...of Snenriched granitic pegmatites from northern Portugal (Cabração, Bessa, Fental and Revel) (1) Hennigh
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tonnages, as an open pit operation will typically mine large tonnages at lower grades, illustrating the...Carboniferous Iberian Pyrite Belt in Spain and Portugal. h Miocene Kuroko Belt in Japan. The geometric...Carboniferous Iberian Pyrite Belt in Spain and Portugal. h Miocene Kuroko Belt in Japan. The plots show...andalusite, Aspy arsenopyrite, Bn bornite, Bo biotite, Cb carbonate, Cc chalcocite, Chl chlorite, Co...(Indonesia) Rambler (Canada) Iberian Pyrite Belt (Spain-Portugal) Lynn Lake (Canada) Flin Flon/Snow Lake (Canada)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geologia,Faculdadede Ciencias,1294 LisboaCODEX, Portugal AND R. KERRICH Departmentof Geology,Universityof...to -12 per mil. In the stockwork of the BlueHill mine,quartz(b180= 13.1-13.7%o),muscovite (•180 = 9.3-10...tons), Neves-Corvo (200 million metric tons), and Lousal(20 millionmetrictons?)in PortugalandTharsis (120...per rail (seeFig. 2). (For a description of the mine •18Ofiuid values.However,the preservation of a sys-...chloriticashde- 539 The Blue Hill Mine Geologicsetting The Blue Hill mine, located in southeasterncoastal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Pyrite Belt (IPB), southwestern Spain and southern Portugal, show perhaps the oldest written record of historical...MC Bragança and Morais allochthonous complexes, Portugal. (Modified from Arenas et al. (2007) and Castroviejo...position of the blind Masa Migollas deposit, Sotiel Mine, below the PQ unit. The interval A–B of the cross...planes in the surroundings of the old Calañesa Mn mine, near the Campanario or C-drill sites (Fig. 6a)...illustrated by some relevant examples. At Neves Corvo, Portugal, Relvas et al. (2002, 2006) found evidence for
Book (volume)
Luxembourg by J. Bouladon Spain by F. Vazquez Guzman Portugal by D. Thadeu Italy by P. Zuffardi European part...Yugoslavia; and Southwest Europe embraces France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Each volume has an introductory chapter...Elisa and Dorinda Barruecopardo Golpejas or Bellita mine Morille-Martinamor El Cubito El Trasqui16n. Santa...182 185 186 187 189 189 190 190 190 191 191 192 Portugal by D. Thadeu. History of mining Geotectonic framework...territories of France, Luxembourg, Italy, Spain and Portugal. It covers an area of l 451556km 2 with a population
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1997 The Iberian Pyrite Belt, which extends from Portugal to Spain in southwest Iberia, constitutes one...Carboniferous metallogenic province that extends from Portugal to Spain in southwest Iberia and constitutes ...composed of albite and quartz phenocrysts and minor biotite phenocrysts (partially or totally replaced by chlorite)...phenocrysts, subhedral albitized plagioclase, and rare biotite phenocrysts and clinopyroxene microphenocrysts...clinopyroxene phenocrysts, Fe-oxides, and rare quartz and biotite (mostly chloritized), embedded in a microcrystalline
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
tRK~aM LocalSetting. The geology of the Mt. Lyell mine area is illustrated on the accompanying geologiThe...the only Fig. 1. Geological map of the Mt. Lyell mine area, after SOLOMON undoubted primary consdtuand...however, the outlines of original feldspar and biotite crystals may be discerned. Subsequent folding and...pipe-like mass of chert adjacent to the Lyell Comstock mine. Although the mineralisation is low grade and has...mineralisation, which lies 800' east of the Lyell Cornstock mine, occurs in schistose volcanic rocks close to the
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Genesis of the King Island (Tasmania) Scheelite Mine. U. BurCHAT = Par rere ctl eo AU eA «Aes, fy AU...and Associated Magnetite Ore from the Pocheon Iron Mine (Korea). Chil-Sup So. With 7 Figures... .. Geochemistry...of the Mount Morgan area are referred to as the Mine Corridor Complex: they are of Devonian age and are...cover of terrestrial sandstones of Cretaceous age. Mine geologists of the operating company (Peko-Wallsend...(Peko-Wallsend Ltd.) have divided the Devonian rocks of the mine area from top to bottom as follows: Calliungal Porphyries
Report (issue)
BARITE BERTHIERITE BEUDANTITE BISMUTH BIEBERITE BIOTITE BISMUTH INITE BORNITE BOULANGERITE BOURNONITE BROCHANTITE...Ireland Japan Norway Oman Pakistan Philippines Portugal Saudi Arabia Spain Sweden Turkey U.S. Alaska U...LITTLE BAY LOKKEN LOMERO POYATOS LORRAINE LOST LAKE LOUSAL LOUVEM LYNDHURST LYNX LYON LAKE MACBRIDE LAKE MADENKOY...1953, Geology and ore deposits of the Afterthought mine, Shasta County, California: California Division... p. 5. American Metal Market, 1981b, Australian mine venture evaluated: v. 89, no. 226, p. 8. Anderson
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Schiefermühle quarry, a black shale quarry contiguous to the mine. This quarry, used for backfilling stopes during...Zone (Fig. 1). It extends from south of Lisbon in Portugal to the outskirts of Seville in southern Spain... Ka kaolinite, Chl chlorite, Ms muscovite, Bi biotite, FdK K-feldspar, Fd feldspars, Sm Smectite Miner...rocks of the South Portuguese Zone, southwestern Portugal. Can Miner 39:1571–1589 Al-Aasm IS, Blaise B (1991)...massive sulfide 611 deposit of Filón Norte, Tharsis Mine, Spain. Miner Deposita 25:289–296 Kaufmann B (2006)
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Associated with Volcanogenic Massive Sulfides, Fukazawa Mine, Hokuroku District, Japan St.1. KALOGEROPOULOS and...evidence they find in the barite zone at the Fukazawa mine as indicating the mixing of a circulating barium-rich...(less than 100/0) interstitial augite, oxides, or biotite (Bonnichsen and Tyson 1975, Foose and Cooper 1978...irontitanium oxides, and biotite. Particularly important is the relatively high biotite content in the sulfide-bearing...silicates, mostly clinopyroxene plus ilmenite, biotite, potassium feldspar, and apatite. Particularly
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sills), if they are exposed in outcrop or in the mine workings at all. The Climax Mo complex is the best...members although calc-alkaline rocks (such as biotite granites) are also present. This association is...white potash feldspar; gray translucent quartz and biotite and/or hornblende. Changing proportions of the...and gabbroic gneisses qui g leucocratic phase (biotite granite,alaskite) Butte quartz monzonite, and satellite...known (e.g. the Montana Tunnels deposit, Obelisk Mine). The former locality contains disseminated pyrite
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albite-riebeckite granites, sub-alkaline hastingsite, and biotite granites, the last occurring as both concentric...other trace metals, while tin is confined to the biotite granites, erosion of which has given rise to the...the important alluvial workings. In the biotite granites two episodes of mineralization have been noted:...minor basaltic volcanic rocks are intruded by biotite granite forming sub-volcanic massifs, by amphibole...with chemical compositions ranging from those of biotite granite to quartz monzonite and syenite. Their
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sills), if they are exposed in outcrop or in the mine workings at all. The Climax Mo complex is the best...members although calc-alkaline rocks (such as biotite granites) are also present. This association is...white potash feldspar; gray translucent quartz and biotite and/or hornblende. Changing proportions of the...DISCONTINUITY , BOULDER BATHOLITH leucocratic phase (biotite granite,alaskite) Butte quartz monzonite, and satellite...known (e.g. the Montana Tunnels deposit, Obelisk Mine). The former locality contains disseminated pyrite
 
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