Portugal, Viseu
Mangualde (Senhora da Assunção), Portugal
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: triphylite, montebrasite, columbite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: phosphate-rich pegmatite
Documented mindat pegmatite quarry famous for triphylite and rare phosphate minerals.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Quarry faces
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