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Tschernichite from
Pedernal Road cuts, Candelarita District, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica


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Tschernichite, etc.

Pedernal Road cuts, Candelarita District, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica
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Tschernichite, etc.

Pedernal Road cuts, Candelarita District, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica
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Tschernichite

Pedernal Road cuts, Candelarita District, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica
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Tschernichite

Pedernal Road cuts, Candelarita District, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica
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Tschernichite, etc.

Pedernal Road cuts, Candelarita District, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica
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Tschernichite, etc.

Pedernal Road cuts, Candelarita District, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica
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Tschernichite

Pedernal Road cuts, Candelarita District, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica
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Tschernichite

Pedernal Road cuts, Candelarita District, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica
05472830017272044045802.jpg
Tschernichite, etc.

Pedernal Road cuts, Candelarita District, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica
06818010017360844832622.jpg
Tschernichite, etc.

Pedernal Road cuts, Candelarita District, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica
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Tschernichite

Pedernal Road cuts, Candelarita District, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica
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Tschernichite

Pedernal Road cuts, Candelarita District, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica
Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Tschernichite
Formula:(Ca,Na2)[Al2Si4O12] · 4-8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Lévyne2
Todorokite1
Erionite Subgroup1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tschernichite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pedernal Road cuts, Candelarita District, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:106087
Long-form Identifier:1:3:106087:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Micro Probe Volume VII Number 7 Spring 1993
Zeledón, L.A. (2004) Zeolitas del Valle Central de Costa Rica y sus alrededores. Revista Geológica de América Central, 31: 67-80 [in Spanish].
 
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