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Turquoise from
Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal


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Turquoise, etc.

Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal
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Turquoise, etc.

Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal
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Turquoise, etc.

Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal
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Turquoise, etc.

Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal
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Turquoise, etc.

Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal
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Turquoise, etc.

Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal
06123890017367394433717.jpg
Turquoise, etc.

Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal
03369370017272044474889.jpg
Turquoise, etc.

Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal
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Turquoise, etc.

Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Turquoise
Formula:CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Comments:Sky-blue botryoidal crusts of minute crystals
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Senegalite149
Crandallite20
Augelite6
Limonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Turquoise data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:154072
Long-form Identifier:1:3:154072:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Keegan, Terry D., Araki, Takaharu, Moore, Paul B. (1979) Senegalite, Al2(OH)3(H2O)(PO4), a novel structure type. American Mineralogist, 64 (11-12) 1243-1247
Gineste, C. & Bantsimba, C. (2005): Sénégalite et phosphates associés de Kouroudiako, Falémé, Sénégal. Le Règne Minéral, 65, 13-24.
 
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