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Cassiterite from
Barroca Grande Mine, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz7 photos of Cassiterite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Siderite3 photos of Cassiterite associated with Siderite at this locality.
Fluorapatite1 photo of Cassiterite associated with Fluorapatite at this locality.
Arsenopyrite1 photo of Cassiterite associated with Arsenopyrite at this locality.
Tourmaline1 photo of Cassiterite associated with Tourmaline at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Barroca Grande Mine, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:248603
Long-form Identifier:1:3:248603:1
GUID (UUID V4):0082f51f-c457-4824-8893-da93a70e4d63
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
4.2km (2.6 miles) Vale da Ermida Mining Field, Unhais-o-Velho, Pampilhosa da Serra, Coimbra, Portugal
11.7km (7.3 miles) Argimela Mine (Argemela Mine), Barco e Coutada, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
13.0km (8.1 miles) Volta de São Mamede Mine, Janeiro de Cima e Bogas de Baixo, Fundão, Castelo Branco, Portugal
20.5km (12.7 miles) Pedra da Mesa Mining Field, Cortes do Meio, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
21.7km (13.5 miles) Sazes da Beira Mines, Sazes da Beira, Seia, Guarda, Portugal
22.4km (13.9 miles) Malhão Mine, Sazes da Beira, Seia, Guarda, Portugal
25.6km (15.9 miles) Pedras do Estanho Mine, Vila Cova-à-Coelheira, Seia, Guarda, Portugal
26.7km (16.6 miles) Vale de Pião Mine, Cadafaz e Colmeal, Góis, Coimbra, Portugal
26.9km (16.7 miles) Pero Viseu Mining Field - Meimôa, Pero Viseu, Fundão, Castelo Branco, Portugal
28.3km (17.6 miles) Vale do Ferro Mine, Fatela, Fundão, Castelo Branco, Portugal
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mining Areas: The Case Study of Panasqueira Mine (Central Portugal) as an Example Carla Candeias 1,*, Eduardo...Department, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal; E-Mail: eafsilva@ua.pt LNEG—National...da Amieira, Apartado 1089, S. Mamede de Infesta 4466-901, Portugal; E-Mail: paula.avila@lneg.pt Environmental...Rua Alexandre Herculano, 321, Porto 4000-055, Portugal; E-Mail: jpft12@gmail.com * Author to whom correspondence...26 September 2014 Abstract: The Sn-W Panasqueira mine, in activity since the mid-1890s, is one of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
49, PP. 745-8 Silver minerals of Panasqueira, Portugal: a new occurrence of Te-bearing canfieldite THE...tin-tungsten deposit of Panasqueira, Beira Baixa, Central Portugal, is Europe's largest producer of tungsten ore...represented by a greisenized cupola exposed in the mine (Thadeu, 1951; Kelly and Rye, 1979). The most important...important mining areas nowadays are Barroca Grande, Panasqueira Deep, and Rebord6es. Older areas are Rio...1). High-quality concentrates of wolframite, cassiterite, and chalcopyrite are produced with 75.5 WO 3
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Carocci 1 and Filipe Pinto 2 1 2 * Université de Lorraine, CNRS, CREGU, GeoRessources, F-54000 Nancy...Panasqueira Mine, Beralt Tin and Wolfram, Barroca Grande, 6225-051 Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Portugal;...[4–10]). The Panasqueira W–Sn(Cu) deposit in Central Portugal, with ab initio endowment of ≥115 kt W, is one...system relationships. Fortunately, the Panasqueira mine company has recently performed a detailed analysis...pluton could be sampled and studied, thanks to a new mine gallery dug at a shallow level [18]. The most reliable
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geochemistry of cassiterite and wolframite from tin and tungsten quartz veins in Portugal A.M.R. Neiva ⁎...Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3000-272 Coimbra, Portugal Received 9 August 2005; accepted 29 May 2006 Available...Available online 4 October 2007 Abstract Cassiterite and wolframite compositions from Sn N W- and W...Sn-bearing quartz veins in Northern and Central Portugal are compared to provide evidence on fluid compositions...compositions. In Sn N W-bearing quartz veins, euhedral cassiterite shows sequences of alternating parallel darker
Journal (issue)
Rhodonite, 4.7 cm, from the 1700 level, Zinc Corporation mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Collection...collection, John Chapman photo. • 2.5 cm, Top Camp mine, Western Ausytralia. George Stacey collection, Jeff...Scovil photo. Middle row from left: • 2.3 cm, Kintore mine, Coolgardie, Western Australia. Aloe Family collection;...spent the rest of their lives there as miners and mine captains. Cornish tradition favored the collecting...build his mineral collection. His job at the Moonta mine was sampling ore for the company’s assay office
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Granite Pluton at the Panasqueira Tungsten Deposit, Portugal: Genetic Implications as Revealed from New Geochemical...Panasqueira world-class tungsten deposit in central Portugal were subjected to chemical analyses and petrographic...quartz–muscovite veins rich in wolframite between Barroca Grande and Panasqueira. The contents of W (Sn, Nb...Granite Pluton at the Panasqueira Tungsten Deposit, Portugal: Genetic Implications as 1. Introduction Revealed...world-class vein-type tungsten deposit in central Portugal has been given continuous attention by geologists
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Phosphates in the W-Sn-Rich Lodes of the Panasqueira Mine (Portugal): Implications for the Ore-Forming Process...Departamento de Geologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Ed. C6, Piso 4, Campo Grande, 1749-016...1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; jfigueiras@fc.ul.pt (J.F.); pcrodrigues@fc.ul.pt (P.C.R.) Instituto Dom Luiz...Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Ed. C1, Piso 0, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; ijmartins@fc...Department, 6225-051 Barroca Grande, Portugal; filipe.pinto@beraltportugal.pt Instituto de Ciências da Terra
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
molybdenite from the Minas da Panasqueira, Beira Baixa, Portugal By A. HORRELL CLARK,B.Sc., A.R.S.M. Department...in greisenized granite with which wolframite-cassiterite-quartz veins are associated. In the veins themselves...Panasqueira, near Fund~o, Beira Baixa, east-central Portugal, has confirmed the occurrence of the rhombohedral...molybdenite in quartz-feldspar porphyry at the Con mine, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, it...wolframite-cassiterite mineralization have been described by Thadeu (1951) and by Bloot and de Wolf (1954)
Report (issue)
rough (3.7 cm tall) and cut (24.61 carats) Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico John Lucking collection... Werner's apatite samples originated in the tin mine in the town ofEhrenfriedersdorfin the Erzgebirge...Mimetite; San Francisco Mine, Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico Pyromorphite; Les Farges Mine, Correze, France...France Fluorapatite, 3 cm tall; Golconda Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil Fluorapatite in Calcite; Liscombe Property...a large quantity of hydroxylapatite at the Sapo Mine, Minas Gerais Brazil (Menezes 2009) (see page 54)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
StableIsotopeStudiesof the Tin-Tungsten Deposits ofPanasqueira, Portugal WILLIAM C. KELLY AND RO•',Ei•T O. RyE Abstract...Abstract The tin-tungstendepositsof Panasqueira,Portugal, are the leadingsourceof tungsten in westernEuropeand...Beralt Tin and \Volfram Portugal, SARL, TnE ore deposits of Panasqueira, Portugal, have receivedlittle...importantly, if Clark mote mining district in central Portugal is a placeof (1964) was correct,here was a specialplacewhere...the complex vein mineral assemblages including cassiterite,wolframite, apatite, and arsenopyriteare perfectly
Journal (issue)
uitgewist temperatuur met warme in kan in fluids uit de breuken. Keny~ w.e. & Wagner~ G.A. (1977): Paleo-...en gesteente analysen aparte te gebruiken. van de 'Eend' zou deze van verenstaal gemaakt Het aanleggen...Middeneuropese middelgebergten werd in de Middeleeuwen vergemakkelijkt door de afwezigheid van bossen. 9 Bij...besteedt de analist meer tijd aan de analyse van het systeem dan aan het analytische probleem. 10 De geur...geur van de bloeiende Betuwe wordt op doordeweekse dagen ten onrechte toegeschreven aan de bloesem maar
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
world-class Panasqueira W–Sn–(Cu) ore deposit (Portugal) Gaëtan Launay a,b,∗ , Stanislas Sizaret a , Laurent...and Wolfram, S.A., Geology Department, Barroca Grande, Portugal d Institute of Earth Sciences (ICT), Pole...Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre 687, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal b a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...consists of a dense network of flat wolframite and cassiterite-bearing quartz veins intensely developed above...the magmatic-hydrothermal stage at Panasqueira (Portugal). This textural analysis is combined with trace
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals Article Rutile from Panasqueira (Central Portugal): An Excellent Pathfinder for Wolframite Deposition...Pinto 4,5 1 2 3 4 5 * GeoRessources, Université de Lorraine, CREGU, rue Jacques Callot, F-54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy...GeoRessources, Université de Lorraine, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Nancy, Parc de Saurupt, F-54042...F-54042 Nancy, France ISTERRE, Université de Grenoble-Alpes, F-38041 Grenoble, France; laurent.truche@univ-grenoble-alpes...Wolfram Portugal, 6225-051 Barroca Grande, Portugal; filipe.pinto@beraltportugal.pt Instituto de Ciências
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
fluid flow systemis therefore proposed. Introduction de Wolf (1953), Clark (1964, 1965a, 1965b, 1969, 1970)...BarrocaGrande mine (after Beralt Tin Wolfram orientation of micas rather thanby a contemporaneous (Portugal) reports)...5 cm wide. SpecimenP266, Beira schistfrom Ribeiro de Porsim,6 km southeastof Panasqueira.Transmittedlight...respectively;locationdata are given with respectto the mine grid; major oxidesin wt percent, trace element concentrationsin...muscovite with lesserapatite,wolframitc,arsenopyrite,cassiterite,chalcopyrite,pyrite, pyrrhotite,and sphalerite
Journal (issue)
Luzonite Pandaite copper arsenic sulfide C hinkuashih mine, Keelung, T aiw an 4 x5 $ 5 0 .0 0 , 2x3 $ 2 0 ...only one occurrence for legrandite, the Flor de Pena mine, Lampazos, Nuezo Leon, M exico. I have a doubly...reput­ able source, was labelled as from the Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, M exico. Can this be? Where can...availability of specimens? John E. Hufford (A) The Flor de Pena m ine is the type locality fo r legrandite but...both o f y o u r specim ens are fr o m the Ojuela mine. (Q) I have obtained a specimen of alvite from Helle
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
tourmaline from the Panasqueira W-Sn-Cu deposit, Portugal Marta S. Codeço, Philipp Weis, Robert B. Trumbull...tourmaline from the Panasqueira W-Sn-Cu deposit, Portugal, Chemical Geology (2017), doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo...tourmaline from the Panasqueira W-Sn-Cu deposit, Portugal Marta S. Codeçoa*, Philipp Weisa, Robert B. Trumbulla...Beralt Tin & Wolfram (Portugal) S.A., Barroca Grande, 6225-051, Castelo Branco, Portugal c Institute of...Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre 687, Porto, d AN Portugal Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona
Book
Exploração Mineira Romana e a Metalurgia do Ouro em Portugal Carla Maria Braz Martins NA EUROPA ATLâNTICA...outros títulos de interesse: CARLA MARIA BRAZ MARTINS Investigadora do CITCEM - Centro de Investigação...Transdisciplinar Cultura, Espaço e Memória, bolseira de Pós-Doutoramento da Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia...Tecnologia e colaboradora externa da Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto. O seu interesse...Departamento de História da Universidade do Minho. Investigadora do CITCEM - Centro de Investigação Transdisciplinar
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralization: examples from Minas da Panasqueira, Portugal Dominique Jacques 1 & Romeu Vieira 2 & Philippe...Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre 687, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal orientation is determined by local stress states...the deposits and their overall structural context (de Roo 1988). Vein-type deposits, representing the major...(Landis and Rye 1974; Denisenko 1986; Thorn 1988; de Roo 1988; Jackson and Willis-Richards 1989; Liu and...focus on the Panasqueira veins, both within the mine and on a more regional scale, constraining their
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Department of Geology, University of Salamanca, Plaza de los Caídos s/n, 37006 Salamanca, Spain; tllg@usal...by hydrothermal fluids enriched in volatiles. Cassiterite I, wolframite I and rutile I crystallized during...deposition, composed initially by subordinate cassiterite II and wolframite II. Later during this main...deposition prevented the crystallization of cassiterite, favoring instead the incorporation of this element...Batholith. Keywords: Jálama Batholith, quartz veins, cassiterite, wolframite, rutile, ixiolite Received: 7 February
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Deposits:Datingthe Stagesof Mineralizationat Panasqueira, Portugal,by High-Precision 4øAr/39r Age SpectrumTechniqueson...history (thermochronology) of the Panasqueira,Portugal,tin-tungstendeposit,a depositspatiallyassociated...meaningfulgeochronologicaldata. With such The Panasqueira,Portugal, depositis locatedin capabilitiesboth for high...questions the Beira Baxia province of central Portugal, apconcerningthe actual length of a mineralization...economicallysignificantamountsof wolframite, cassiterite,and chalcopyrite.The veins crosscuta granite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
W-Cu-Sn-bearing hydrothermal veins at Minas da Panasqueira, Portugal K. A . FOXFORD, R. N1CHOLSON AND D. A . POLYA...of the Panasqueira W~Cu-Sn deposit of central Portugal have revealed the presence of coeval forms of... ~ Early Precambrian Fault FI(~. 1. Map of Portugal showing the location of Panasqueira and the distribution...(redrawn after Inverno and Ribeiro, 1980). northern Portugal (Kelly and Rye, 1979). The sub-horizontal ore...consist predominantly of quartz, with wolframite, cassiterite and chalcopyrite present in economic concentrations
Catalog/List
SPRING 1989 ft. We((enj\linera(s Mineral Dealer & Mine Agent "Endsleigh", 50 Daniell Road, Truro, Cornwall...5x2-Jx1-J", £8.50. ALLOPHANE/LINARITE. Maid of Sunshine Mine,Cochise Co..Arizona.U.S.A. Highly attractive and... 1-£xl£x1", £8.00. 5- ALSTONITE. Fallowfields Mine,Nr.Hexham,Northumbria. A 2x£" channel developed... 'B'. 2£x1-£xl£", £5-00. 9- ANAPAITE. Bellaver de Cerdena.Gerona,Spain. Fragment of concretionary geode...2£x1Jx5/8". £5-00. 28. AZURITE/MALACHITE. Tsumcorp> Mine,Otavi.Namibia. Choice,lustrous-surfaced composite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
niobian wolframite crystals in a quartz-wolframite(cassiterite)vein and wall-rock from a zinnwaldite-bearing...also reported ‘wolframoixiolite’ inclusions in cassiterite (AMICHBA and DUBAKINA, 1974b). KORNETOVAet al...wt% NbzOs have been reported from Panasqueira, Portugal, by POLYA (1988). Contents of Nb in Glen Gaim...HOSKING, 1970) and from Ruanda-Urundi in Africa (DE MAGNEE, 1960; VARLAMOFF,1958). However, EDWARDSand...variation of wolframite composition at Borralha, Portugal, further indicated a high hiib/fer ratio in close
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(Wang and Ren, 2018). Recently, U-Pb dating of cassiterite has been applied to constrain the timing of granite-related... and U-Pb dating of hydrothermal zircon and cassiterite suggest that W mineralization occurred between...m CE below the present surface of the Piaotang mine, and include two-mica granites, biotite granites...consist of quartz, wolframite, molybdenite, cassiterite, pyrite, arsenopyrite, and chalcopyrite (Zhang...minerals (e.g., molybdenite, muscovite, and cassiterite), however, may not have temporal and genetic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The speciation of tin and the solubility of cassiterite in H 2O+HCl were determined at temperatures to...exsolved from natural felsic melts. Dissolution of cassiterite generally resulted in formation of Sn(IV) species...Sn(II) species was very likely [Sn(II)Cl3]−. Cassiterite solubility increased with HCl concentration and...in good agreement with literature data on the cassiterite solubility in H2O+HCl at oxygen fugacities along...hydrothermal mobilization and transport of tin and for cassiterite precipitation, and that pH, pressure and temperature
 
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