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Gahnite from
Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, Portugal


Locality type:Municipality
Classification
Species:Gahnite
Formula:ZnAl2O4
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gahnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:986850
Long-form Identifier:1:3:986850:2
GUID (UUID V4):60c94e56-e59c-428c-ba9b-ec878c800b77
Localities for Gahnite in this Region
Cabanas Mine, Arcozelo, Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Nearest other occurrences of Gahnite
17.9km (11.1 miles) Serra de Arga, Montaria, Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
23.9km (14.8 miles) Cabanas Mine, Arcozelo, Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
53.1km (33.0 miles) Santa Marina Mine, Galiñeiro Complex, Vincios, Gondomar, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
63.6km (39.5 miles) Western pegmatite, Muro Alto Mine, Anjos e Vilar do Chão, Vieira do Minho, Braga, Portugal
71.2km (44.2 miles) Seixoso Mine, Seixoso Mining Field, Borba de Godim, Vila Cova da Lixa e Borba de Godim, Felgueiras, Porto, Portugal
80.2km (49.8 miles) Vieiros Mines, Rebordelo, Amarante, Porto, Portugal
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pegmatite field, Northern Portugal Milan Novák, Romeu Vieira, Alexandre Lima, Radek Škoda, Tania Martins...petalite, aplite-pegmatite, Barroso-Alvão field, Portugal Introduction Nigerite-group minerals belong to...discordantly cut metasediments (Charoy et al. 1992, 2001, Lima et al. 2003). Aplite-pegmatite bodies have 1 to...andradite, Mn - rhodonite, Mg - olivine, Zn - gahnite, Cr - chromite, Ti – TiO, Ni and Co - metals; Kβ...size of ferronigerite crystals and their scarcity do not enable Xray study. Instead of the expected 66
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Centre, University of Coimbra, 3000–272 Coimbra, Portugal *Corresponding author, e-mail: neiva@dct.uc.pt...albite, K-feldspar, columbite–tantalite minerals, gahnite, electron microprobe, pegmatite evolution. 1....tourmaline, a tabular variety of albite, cassiterite, gahnite, columbite–tantalite, rutile, uranium minerals...are from the OIZ, IIZa and Cc and tourmaline and gahnite were only found in the OIZ. The major elements...analyses were carried out at LNEG, S. Mamede de Infesta, Portugal. Standards used include albite (NaKa), orthoclase
Book
Erzgebirge G.D.R./Czechoslovakia. West Iberia, Spain, Portugal France, Massif Central - Brittany (4) Africa Nigeria...granodiorites and minor quartz diorites are recorded (de Keyser and Lucas, 1968). The volcanics are predominately...are recognised. However from preliminary reports (de Keyser and Lucas, 1968, Saint-Smith, 1916) there...Several major porphyritic dykes are also reported (de Keyser and Lucas, 1968). The granitoids are all...positions. The net result is manifest in a wide range of de- positional environments, i.e. a major Cambrian
Book (edition)
Milan: ci1ed by I. von Born ( 1 790) Car. Foss. E. de Raab 1 . 142 (Adulairc). A more completely ordered...Aigue-marinc. syn. of aquamarine. R. de Lisle ( 1 772) Essai de Cristallographie, p. 1 35. Aigyrin. syn...Akerite. syn. of spine!. A. Leymerie ( 1 859) Cours de Mineralogie. 2, 1 16. A pale blue spinel from (TL)...of gypsum. Alabastrite. syn. of alabaster. Valmont de Bomare ( 1 762) Minl'ralogic, l . 1 85. Alacamite...93 1 ) Bui. Minero Soc. Nac. Mineria, San ti:igo de Chile. 43. 433: Zeils. Prak/. Ceo/. ( 1932) 40. 1
 
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