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Panasqueira Mine

PT / Castelo Branco
40.14927, -7.74815View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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Panasqueira Mine is a known mineral occurrence, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Quartzite, within the Paleozoic Orogenic Belt setting. Reported specimens include Apatite, Azurite, Calcite, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorite; logged ore minerals are Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Marcasite, Sphalerite, Stannite, Wolframite; gangue is recorded as Apatite, Calcite, Chlorite, Dolomite, Goethite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Siderite, Tourmaline. The site was discovered in 1894; production began in 1898.

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Found Here

ApatiteAzuriteCalciteCassiteriteChalcopyriteChloriteChrysocollaCopperDolomiteGoethiteMalachiteMarcasiteMuscovitePyritePyrrhotiteQuartzSideriteSilverSphaleriteStanniteTourmalineWolframite

Geology and deposit

Host rock
Quartzite
Associated rock
Granite
Tectonic setting
Paleozoic Orogenic Belt
Ore minerals
CassiteriteChalcopyriteMarcasiteSphaleriteStanniteWolframite
Gangue minerals
ApatiteCalciteChloriteDolomiteGoethiteMuscovitePyritePyrrhotiteQuartzSideriteTourmaline
Structure

Contact Aureole Of Granite Cupola

Mining history

Status
Occurrence
Discovered
1894
First production
1898

Records and references

Cited references

SMITH, A., 1979, THE MINING OF TUNGSTEN, IN MINING JOURNAL BOOKS, LTD., TUNGSTEN: PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL TUNGSTEN SYMPOSIUM, STOCKHOLM, P. 33-34, 56.. BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE, HANNOVER, 1977, UNTERSUCHUNGEN UBER ANGEBOT UND NACHFRAGE MINERALISCHER ROHSTOFFE: IX WOLFRAM, P. 1-23.. KELLY, W.C., AND RYE, R.O., 1979, GEOLOGIC, FLUID INCLUSION AND STABLE ISOTOPE STUDIES OF THE TIN-TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF PANASQUEIRA, PORTUGAL; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 74, P. 1,721-1,822.. ANSTETT, T.F., BLEIWAS, D.I., AND HURDELBRINK, R.J., 1985, TUNGSTEN AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9025, 51 P.. ALLAN, J.C., SMITH, G.A. AND LEWIS, R.I., 1946, THE PANASQUEIRA MINES, PORTUGAL: WOLFRAM MINING AND MILLING: LABOUR ORGANIZATION, TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY, VOL. 56, P. 211-290.. GOINHAS, J. AND VIEGAS, L., 1983, PROVINCIA METALOGENETICA ESTANIFERA E TUNGSTENICA IBERICA, PORTUGAL, MINISTERIO DA INDUSTRIA E ENERGIA, ESTUDOS, NOTAS E TRABALHOS DO SERVICO DE FOMENTO MINEIRO, VOL. XXV, FASCES 3-4, P. 147-178.. THADEU, D., 1979, LE GISEMENT STANNO-WOLFRAMIFERE DE PANASQUEIRA (PORTUGAL), CHRONIQUE DE LA RECHERCHE MINIERE, NO. 450, P. 35-42.. MCNEIL, M., 1982, PANASQUEIRA - THE LARGET MINE IN PORTUGAL, WORLD MINING VOL. 35, NO. 12, DEC. 1982, P. 52-55.. REYNAUD, R., 1982, PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF PORTUGUESE TUNGSTEN ORES: MAIN PRODUCTION CENTRES IN PORTUGAL - EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, EUROPEAN TUNGSTEN SEMINAR, LISBON 22-24 MARCH, 1982, 32 P.. CHARTER CONSOLIDATED P.L.C., ANNUAL REPORTS. INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY RECORD W082INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS RECORD W082

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10055806view the source record

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Coordinates: 40.14927, -7.74815

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