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Melkovite from
U-Mo occurrence, Shunak Mountains, Mointy Railway Station, Moyynty, Shet District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan


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Melkovite

U-Mo occurrence, Shunak Mountains, Mointy Railway Station, Moyynty, Shet District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
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Melkovite

U-Mo occurrence, Shunak Mountains, Mointy Railway Station, Moyynty, Shet District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
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Melkovite

U-Mo occurrence, Shunak Mountains, Mointy Railway Station, Moyynty, Shet District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
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Melkovite, etc.

U-Mo occurrence, Shunak Mountains, Mointy Railway Station, Moyynty, Shet District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
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Melkovite

U-Mo occurrence, Shunak Mountains, Mointy Railway Station, Moyynty, Shet District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
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Melkovite

U-Mo occurrence, Shunak Mountains, Mointy Railway Station, Moyynty, Shet District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
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Melkovite

U-Mo occurrence, Shunak Mountains, Mointy Railway Station, Moyynty, Shet District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
02574420017272020133413.jpg
Melkovite, etc.

U-Mo occurrence, Shunak Mountains, Mointy Railway Station, Moyynty, Shet District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
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Melkovite

U-Mo occurrence, Shunak Mountains, Mointy Railway Station, Moyynty, Shet District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
00616810017271925017175.jpg
Melkovite

U-Mo occurrence, Shunak Mountains, Mointy Railway Station, Moyynty, Shet District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
05924330017272020128551.jpg
Melkovite

U-Mo occurrence, Shunak Mountains, Mointy Railway Station, Moyynty, Shet District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
02574420017272020133413.jpg
Melkovite, etc.

U-Mo occurrence, Shunak Mountains, Mointy Railway Station, Moyynty, Shet District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Melkovite
Formula:[Ca2(H2O)15Ca(H2O)6][Mo8P2Fe33+O36(OH)]
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Unnamed (Hydrous Zr Molybdate)2
Jarosite2
Iriginite2
Ferrimolybdite2
Fluorite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melkovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view U-Mo occurrence, Shunak Mountains, Mointy Railway Station, Moyynty, Shet District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:130712
Long-form Identifier:1:3:130712:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Egorov, B. L., Dara, A. D., Senderova, V. M. (1969) Melkovite, a new phosphate-molybdate from the zone of oxidation. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 98 (2): 207-212.
Yegorov, B. L., Dora, A. D., & Senderova, V. M. (1970). Melkovite, a new phosphomolybdate from the oxidized zone. International Geology Review, 12(12), 1411-1415.
Kampf, A. R., Mills, S. J., Rumsey, M. S., Dini, M., Birch, W. D., Spratt, J., Pluth, J. J., Steele, I. M., Jenkins, R. A., Pinch, W. W. (2012) The heteropolymolybdate family: structural relations, nomenclature scheme and new species. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (5) 1175-1207 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.5.09
 
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