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Miguel Vacas Mine, Pardais, Vila Viçosa, Évora District, Portugal

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Rui P. has published 9 articles on mindat.org

I live near Lisbon on the south bank of the river Tagus.
I have a special preference for worldwide phosphates but my main interest are portuguese minerals, old localities and their paragenesis.
Mineral pseudomorphs are welcome home too.

This is my most direct contact rui.p.nunes@gmail.com

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Article Title	Last Revision Date
”Gesseira de Santana” – Gypsum in Sesimbra	20th Jan 2012
Bats on the Rocks	14th Dec 2011
Zeolites of Lomba dos Pianos, Portugal	9th Nov 2011
Portugal and related Minerals	12th Oct 2011
Calcites from Pedreira do Vidro Quarry, Portugal	11th Oct 2011
The minerals from Monte de São Bartolomeu, Portugal	3rd Nov 2011
Rio Maior lignite old mines	6th Oct 2011
Mineral Classics from Museu Geológico of Lisbon	17th Nov 2011
Museu Geológico of Lisbon	18th Nov 2011

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Locality Updated: Unnamed placer Au occurrence (64), Caribou, Plumas Co., California, USAFrom Chester S. Lemanski, Jr., 13th Feb 2012 21:34:38

Fluorapatite : Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
	Bom Sucesso No. 4 Quarry, Chãs de Tavares, Mangualde, Viseu District, Portugal Nice composed specimen with 36mm.
© P.Alves	Photo ID: 410081 View Count: 167
Cuprite : Cu₂O
	Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia Picture width 2 mm. Collection and photograph Christian Rewitzer
© Christian Rewitzer 2011	Photo ID: 395205 View Count: 186
Apatite
	Mendes Pimentel, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil Apatite Group fov ~ 8 cm. Rui Nunes specimen and photo. November 2010.
© Rui Nunes 2010	Photo ID: 344125 View Count: 214
Rhodochrosite : MnCO₃
	Moanda Mine, Moanda, Léboumbi-Leyou Department, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon Rhodochrosite from the Moanda mine, Franceville, Gabon. Image width: 3,5 mm. Collection: Wilfred Moorer, Amsterdam. Photo: Fred Kruijen. See also the GEA issue 1/2010. Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 28th May 2010
© Fred Kruijen	Photo ID: 296515 View Count: 822
Fluorite : CaF₂
	Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Transparent 1.35 mm Fluorite crystal with inclusions. Collection D.Preite photo M.Chinellato
© Chinellato Matteo	Photo ID: 274602 View Count: 275
Lithiophilite : LiMn²⁺PO₄
	Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA Very large and unusual group of tabular and stacked lithiophilite xls. Surely one of the finest known. Cluster measures just under 1cm. Originally labelled rhodochrosite by the gentleman who collected it. Problem was, only thing collected from this area of the quarry was lithiophilite and swinfordite with minor blue apatites and bertrandite. JBS ...
© JBS 2008	Photo ID: 150699 View Count: 514
Mimetite : Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
	Pingtouling Mine (Dashuihu Mine), Liannan Co., Qingyuan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China Aggregate of multiple translucent barrel shaped mimetite crystals, meeting a perfectly clear prism. The termination of the prism seems to contain a multitude of canals (hollow or filled with a material with a different refractive index). Image is 9.5 mm wide. Acquired in 2004. Photo & collection: D. Schläfli keywords: hires
© 2008 D.Schläfli.	Photo ID: 145796 View Count: 784
Synchysite-(Ce) : Ca(Ce,La)(CO₃)₂F
	Petersberg Quarry, Petersberg, Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Picture width is 5mm. Extremly nice cluster of cream colored Synchisite-(Ce). Enjoy !
© Elmar Lackner	Photo ID: 142005 View Count: 464
Lithiophilite : LiMn²⁺PO₄
	Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA Exceptional, zoned lithiophilite xl, 5.4mm. JBS specimen and photo. Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 13th Apr 2008
© 2007 JBS	Photo ID: 135515 View Count: 843
Xenotime-(Y) : Y(PO₄)
	Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France Field of view: 3mm, Photo & Collection: JM.Johannet. Collected by Guy Bernadi.
© JM. Johannet	Photo ID: 130970 View Count: 2862

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Fluorapatite : Ca₅(PO₄)₃F

Cuprite : Cu₂O

Apatite

Rhodochrosite : MnCO₃

Fluorite : CaF₂

Lithiophilite : LiMn²⁺PO₄

Mimetite : Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl

Synchysite-(Ce) : Ca(Ce,La)(CO₃)₂F

Lithiophilite : LiMn²⁺PO₄

Xenotime-(Y) : Y(PO₄)

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29th Sep 2011 - Granite Quarry vs. Football Stadium

3rd Sep 2011 - Panasqueira mines

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Fluorapatite : Ca5(PO4)3F

Cuprite : Cu2O

Apatite

Rhodochrosite : MnCO3

Fluorite : CaF2

Lithiophilite : LiMn2+PO4

Mimetite : Pb5(AsO4)3Cl

Synchysite-(Ce) : Ca(Ce,La)(CO3)2F

Lithiophilite : LiMn2+PO4

Xenotime-(Y) : Y(PO4)

Rui P. Nunes' Blog

29th Sep 2011 - Granite Quarry vs. Football Stadium

3rd Sep 2011 - Panasqueira mines

Rui P. Nunes' Articles

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Rui P. Nunes' Photos

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Fluorapatite : Ca₅(PO₄)₃F

Cuprite : Cu₂O

Rhodochrosite : MnCO₃

Fluorite : CaF₂

Lithiophilite : LiMn²⁺PO₄

Mimetite : Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl

Synchysite-(Ce) : Ca(Ce,La)(CO₃)₂F

Lithiophilite : LiMn²⁺PO₄

Xenotime-(Y) : Y(PO₄)