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Francisco de Vergara, Oficina María Elena, María Elena, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chilei
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Francisco de Vergara- not defined -
Oficina María ElenaMining District
María ElenaCommune
Tocopilla ProvinceProvince
AntofagastaRegion
ChileCountry

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Latitude & Longitude:
22° South , 69° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~110km
GRN:
S15W46
Mindat Locality ID:
31430
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31430:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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3 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAlunogen7.CB.45Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
ⓘMeta-alunogen (TL)7.CB.45Al2(SO4)3 · 12H2O
ⓘPickeringite7.CB.85MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Hⓘ Meta-alunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 12H2O
Hⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Oⓘ Meta-alunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 12H2O
Oⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Alⓘ Meta-alunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 12H2O
Alⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Sⓘ Meta-alunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 12H2O
Sⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Chile
South AmericaContinent
South America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

S. G. Gordon (1942) Results of the chilean mineralogical expedition of 1938. Part VII. The crystallography of alunogen, meta-alunogen and pickeringite. Notula Naturae Academy of Science Philadelphia, Not. Nat., no. 101.
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