| Locality type: | Deposit |
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| Species: | Turquoise |
| Formula: | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Comments: | Occurs in irregular patches and narrow seams in a brecciated trachyte and in the surrounding clay-slate. |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Turquoise data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Nishapur Turquoise deposit, Ali-mersai mountain, Nishapur (Nishabur; Neyshabur), Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran |
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| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 137731 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:137731:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
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Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.p.949 Gandomani, Elahe Mansouri, Rashidnejad-Omran, Nematollah, Emamjomeh, Amir, Vignola, Pietro, Hashemzadeh, Tahereh (2020) Electron microprobe study of turquoise-group solid solutions in the Neyshabour and Meydook mines, northeast and southern Iran. The Canadian Mineralogist, 58 (1) 71-83 doi:10.3749/canmin.1900004 |
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Nishapur Turquoise deposit, Ali-mersai mountain, Nishapur, Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran