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Portugal, Castelo Branco

Argemela (Fundão), Portugal

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: cassiterite, montebrasite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: tin-lithium cupola

Documented mindat locality for cassiterite, montebrasite and rare Li-phosphate minerals.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Old pits, steep terrain

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