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Fluorapatite from
Viseu, Viseu, Portugal


Locality type:Municipality
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite2 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Albite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:914500
Long-form Identifier:1:3:914500:9
GUID (UUID V4):695918c0-b2cb-478b-b816-ca01249aae3f
Localities for Fluorapatite in this Region
U.F Repeses e São Salvador, Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
12.6km (7.9 miles) Unnamed pegmatite, São Cosmado, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
13.1km (8.2 miles) Regada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
16.5km (10.3 miles) Chão do Castanheiro, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
17.7km (11.0 miles) Nossa Senhora da Esperança quarry, Quintela de Azurara, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
19.9km (12.4 miles) Real quarry, Real, Penalva do Castelo, Viseu, Portugal
20.0km (12.5 miles) Lagares Mining Field, Vila Nova de Paiva, Viseu, Portugal
20.0km (12.5 miles) Rebentão Mine, Lagares do Estanho Mines, Queiriga, Vila Nova de Paiva, Viseu, Portugal
23.0km (14.3 miles) Corvaceira quarry, Castelo de Penalva, Penalva do Castelo, Viseu, Portugal
24.6km (15.3 miles) Romãs quarry, U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal
25.9km (16.1 miles) Cova da Raposa Mine, Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University Oxford, Ohio 45056 rakovajf@miamioh.edu Fluorapatite Acushnet Quarry Bristol County, Massachusetts...have made Pulsifer the premier locality for fluorapatite in the United States (Wilson 1977; Francis and...many others, another of North America’s finest fluorapatite specimens. It is from a locality, however, that...Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Figure 1. Fluorapatite on albite with chlorite, 11.5 cm tall, Acushnet...fortunate to find what was left. ❑ Figure 3. Fluorapatite on albite with chlorite, 7.1 × 5.0 × 3.5 cm
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Aguanga Mountain, California; and 400 ppm-Satao (viseu), Portugal]. Other physical properties (e.g., density...a variable mixture of quartz sand, carbonate fluorapatite (francolite), and montmorillonite. Vivianite...unidentified secondary uranium minerals, minor fluorapatite, garnet, and schorl. None of these occur in...diadochite, eosphorite, evansite, fairfieldite, fluorapatite, glucine (P. B. Moore, pers. com., l W ) , heterosite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ed. C6, Piso 4, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL), Faculdade de Ciências...Ed. C1, Piso 1, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal Université de Lorraine, CNRS, GeoRessources, F-54000...of central and northern Portugal (adapted from “Carta Geológica de Portugal 1:1,000,000”, Geological...Geological Survey of Portugal, LNEG, 2010; modified from [48]). White circles represent the main known tungsten...Dykes Variscan (late Carboniferous) plutons Pero-Viseu and Capinha GFun1: Biotite monzonitic granite GFun2:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
IN THE BARROSO–ALVÃO PEGMATITE FIELD, NORTHERN PORTUGAL Tânia MARTINS§ Geology Centre, University of Porto...Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 687, Porto, Portugal Encarnación RODA-ROBLES Dpto. Mineralogia y Petrologia...University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 687, Porto, Portugal Philippe de Parseval Géosciences Environnement...paragenesis. This pegmatite field in northern Portugal has numerous and varied aplite–pegmatite intrusions...Barroso–Alvão field, Cabeceira de Basto granite, Portugal. Introduction Micas can be indicators of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minor tourmaline in b. Fe-Mn phosphates and fluorapatite are accessory minerals. In this zone graphic...muscovite of granitic rocks; a study in the Viseu region (central Portugal). Eur. J. Mineral., 9, 849-857. Pearce
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
amblygonite-montebrasite (Xamb 5 0.2), Sr-rich fluorapatite (up to 8.7 wt% SrO), fluorite, topaz (XF 5 0...the occurrence of amblygonite-montebrasite, fluorapatite, fluorite, topaz, and F-bearing mica in the...muscovite of granitic rocks: A study in the Viseu region (Central Portugal). European Journal of Mineralogy, 9
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minor tourmaline (Al-rich schorl) with accessory fluorapatite and allanite (Novák et al. 1997). Numerous intragranitic...veins, up to 0.5 mm thick. Anhedral to euhedral fluorapatite, forming also rare inclusions in K-feldspar...39 1.00 0.60 99.91 99.91 1.38 1.54 0.08 0.22 fluorapatite are common accessory minerals. Chemical composition...Monazite-(Ce) to rare cheralite-(Ce) associated with fluorapatite, zircon and xenotime in MBG occurs as small...muscovite of granitic rocks; a study in the Viseu region (central Portugal). Eur J Mineral 9: 849–857 A polyphase
Report (chapter)
general behaviour as illustrated by Durango fluorapatite. Journal of Geophysical Research, 105, 2903–2914...P ATRULIUS , D. 1968. Geological Map 1:200 000 Viseu. Institutul de Geologie şi Geofizica, Bucharest...ADESCU , D. 1991. Geological Map 1:50 000 No 8d Viseu. Institutul de Geologie şi Geofizica, Bucharest
Journal (issue)
has yielded fine specimens of euclase and pink fluorapatite. This mine, in the Pauna municipality of Boyaca...Beautiful specimens of euclase, parisite-(Ce), fluorapatite, quartz, pyrite and dolomite have trickled out...the La Marina mine (best known for its pink fluorapatite ), 20 km east of the town ofBorbur and thus...Marina, leading to the first discoveries of the fluorapatite specimens. The euclase crystals of La Marina...in clusters on white albite, some with pink fluorapatite crystals associated (see the Collector's Edge
Book
unroofing history of Hercynian granitoids in central Portugal derived from late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic sedimentary...Terken Jos; Petroleum Development Oman; Muscat Portugal Pereira Alcides; Departamento de Ciencias da Terra;...known representative term is the phospho-calcic fluorapatite CalO(P04)#2· One of the main characteristics...cationic or anionic charge. For example, in fluorapatite, the fluoride ions can be substituted with chlorine...range from 12.35±0.36 11m to 13.20±0.73 11m. Fluorapatite grains with no chlorine content are the main
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
by Fe biotite from contact-metamorphic rocks in Portugal (Neiva, 1980, 1981b). collisional Li-mica and...from granites of the Torredeita region, central Portugal (Neves, 1993) form the low-Co group. Nickel The...geochemistry of biotites from granites of northern Portugal with special reference to their tin content. Mineral...rocks and of their biotites from central northern Portugal and their petrogenesis. Lithos, 14, 149 63. Neiva...and their minerals from Gerez Mountain, Northern Portugal. Chem. Erde, 53, 227 58. Neiva, A.M.R. and Gomes
Journal (issue)
January-February, 201 1 TIZIANO BONISOLI FLUORAPATITE 5.2-cm crystals on quartz, found in 1950 in...in the Barroca Grande mine, Panasqueira, Portugal. Jeff Scovil photo. ELBAITE two 9-cm doubly terminated... from the Assuncao mine, Aldeia Nova, Viseu district, Portugal. Roberto Appiani photo. & DANIELE RESPINO
Journal (issue)
cassiterite August 2000 First discovery of fluorapatite and first large pocket of colorless beryl August...Cassiterite Large K-feldspar crystals; apple-green fluorapatite Frommurze et al. (1942); Wagner (1916) Drews...ferrotantalite Schorl; zinnwaldite; garnet; fluorapatite; muscovite; pink albite in vugs; purple fluorite...with quartz, K-feldspar, muscovite, schorl and fluorapatite. Ferrotantalite occurs in one of the Brabant...Brabant pegmatites associated with Li-mica, fluorapatite, topaz and albite. Over 70 years ago, Gevers and Frommurze
Book (edition)
with both enclosed in square brackets, e.g. fluorapatite Ca[Fl(PO 4)3] or euchroite 0.1 2[OHIAsO 4]•3H...dolerite on Monte Redondo, 160 km N of Lisbon, Portugal. Columnar aggregates in ultrabasic rocks at Smrcina...colorless. D = 4.83. No,e = 1.70, 1.70 (-). With fluorapatite, witherite, sanbornite, and quartz in contact...Panasqucira, Alstonite BaCa[C01lz Ca~teloBranco, Portugal. With brown apatite in ser(5.A. alstonite-barytocalcite...group without chemical analysis (see mainly fluorapatite). Aphthitalite K 2Na 2 [S0 4 ]z (7A). Trigonal
Journal (issue)
Schaub. They contained nice micro-crystals of fluorapatite, dolomite, pyrite, epidote, titanium minerais...mont, dolomite, Equisetum mytharum, evaporites, fluorapatite, fluorite, Fréjus tunnel, Gébrou/az glacier...verdâtres contenant des veines carbonatées à albite, fluorapatite, dolomite, pyrite, épidote, minéraux de titane...paragenèse à albite-carbonates-phosphatesavec la fluorapatite, l'anatase, la brookite, l'allanite-(Ce) et...fréquentes d'après P.-E. Canova. PHOSPHATES Fluorapatite CaiPO,)iF hexa. Dans les veines des éboulis
Book
.......................................... 52 Portugal ........... ... ................................n1etazeunerite, and phosphuranylite. ln1portant deposits in Portugal and France are also examples of this type. Alfassive...Carolina; the region between Sabugal and Guarda. Portugal; and Salan1anca, Spain. Carbonatites are n1agn1atic...\tollc11111i11e, Gcr111a11y. RJL835 EUROPE PORTUGAL Uraniun1 development began in 1912 with the discovery...mining district running in an arc from Coimbra to Viseu to Guarda. Another cluster of deposits Iies about
Book
298-319) : Lake Athabasca, Canada; Urgeirica, Portugal; Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. ( c) Veins rich in fluorite...Gjerstad, Norvvay; Junqueiro mine, Caininho district, Portugal; Donkerhuk, South-West Africa, vvhere occur seven...Bohemia; St. Just, Cornvvall; Urgeirica mine, Viseu district, Portugal; La Crouzille (HauteVienne ), La Faye...Lofre-Inferieure, Haut-Rhin, and Vosges; Sabugal and Frogos, Portugal; Annaberg, Zschorlau, Gottesberg, Lauter, Schneeberg...James, Stennag"vyn, and Ting Tang. In Portugal near Sabugal and Viseu; at Frogos; and at Vizea, Beira Alta
Report (issue)
............................................. Portugal........................................... Spain... France; and vein deposits of Spanish Meseta, Portugal). Fluorite is a characteristic associate of uranium...Central African Republic Denmark (Greenland) Japan Portugal Mexi co United Kingdom Germa ny Zafre Tu rkey...1956). Aluminum phosphate minerals, carbonate-fluorapatite, crandallite, wavellite, and millisite occur...The uranium is mainly in the mineral carbonate-fluorapatite. Leaching or alteration to aluminum phosphates
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Universidade dos Açores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal 3 Department of Earth Sciences, The Open University...willemite-bearing oxidized Pb-Zn ores from E Belgium and S Portugal, however, suggest that certain mineralization...Sedimentary phosphorites contain francolite (carbonate fluorapatite) as the major mineral phase. Francolite is thought...metals in Nerium oleander leaves and soils (Viseu, Central Portugal) STEVEN L, GOLDSTEIN1, YUE CAI1, CHARLES...Department of Earth Sciences, University of Coimbra, Portugal (romualdo@ci.uc.pt) 4 Magnetic parameters (FLf
Book (volume)
mine, Sobral da Adiça, Moura, Beja district, Portugal. Description: Light grey, massive. Identified...association with quartz, fluorite, aegirine, fluorapatite and monazite-(Ce). Identified by IR spectrum...grains from the association with fluorite and fluorapatite. The empirical formula is (electron microprobe)...astrophyllite, donnayite-(Y), belovite(Ce), catapleiite, fluorapatite and calcite. Low-symmetry variety, space group...prismatic crystal from the association with fluorapatite, forsterite, magnetite and calcite. Identified
Journal (issue)
Argentina - Argentina GeoCommerce - Bulgaria Geofil - Portugal Geological Centre - Holland Glacier Peak Art,...Fossils & Meteorites Lapidary Journal Leite, Luis - Portugal Lelkes Andra s - Hungary Lowe, Paul A. - England...areas the main Little Three dike also produces fluorapatite, hambergite and uncommon goshenite-morganIte...Republic, southwest England, Brittany in France, and Portugal, host important tin, tungsten and topaz-bearing...Actinolite, albite, brookite, calcite, cassiterite, fluorapatite, fluorite, goethite, hematite, hornblende, manganocolumbite
Journal (issue)
world-class, colorless, actinolite-included fluorapatite, calcite and other things. It’s good news that...Senhora do Assunçao mine, Ferreira de Aves, Viseu, Portugal. Maurice Eyraud (Minerama) specimen; Christi...January–February, 2017 153 Ferreira de Aves, Viseu, Portugal. These radioactive and almost alarmingly bright
Book
here. Monday 18 September to 1 October 1989 - Portugal Trip with Ian Jones. We flew into Lisbon airport...company actively exploring for deposits here in Portugal. Ian took us to a gold prospect they are working...mm. Left Almaden at 3:30 p.m. to drive back to Portugal, a fourhour drive back to the old town of Alentejo...cinnabar structures. Monday 25 September 1989 - Portugal Today we have come back to the Miguel Vacas Mine...Tuesday 26 September 1989 Drove up to the north of Portugal to check out some localities for pegmatite minerals
Book
magnetite, anatase, biotite, microcline and minor fluorapatite (Robinson and Chamberlain, 1982), with ilmenite...with smaller crystals of scapolite (Garmo, 2000). PORTUGAL Montijos quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria Estremadura...during the 1970s (see this entry for Actinolite, Fluorapatite, Prehnite, Pumpellyite). Ilmenite was found...furnish excellent specimens of gemmy yellow fluorapatite, as well as good specimens of epidote, pyroxene...cm, or as inclusions in quartz, calcite and fluorapatite crystals. Ilmenite may also replace brookite
Journal (issue)
occurs in a pegmatite near Mangualde, Viseu district, northern Portugal, associated with frondelite, hureaulite...The most complex forms are reminiscent of the fluorapatite from Prenteg, Tremadog, Gwynedd (Starkey & Robinson
 
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