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Ludlamite from
Colavi Mine, Colavi subdistrict, Tacobamba Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia


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Ludlamite

Colavi Mine, Colavi subdistrict, Tacobamba Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Ludlamite

Colavi Mine, Colavi subdistrict, Tacobamba Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Ludlamite

Colavi Mine, Colavi subdistrict, Tacobamba Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Ludlamite, etc.

Colavi Mine, Colavi subdistrict, Tacobamba Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Ludlamite

Colavi Mine, Colavi subdistrict, Tacobamba Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Ludlamite

Colavi Mine, Colavi subdistrict, Tacobamba Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Ludlamite

Colavi Mine, Colavi subdistrict, Tacobamba Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia
07532890017272062314646.jpg
Ludlamite, etc.

Colavi Mine, Colavi subdistrict, Tacobamba Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia
04372360017364085303026.jpg
Ludlamite

Colavi Mine, Colavi subdistrict, Tacobamba Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia
09594920017272062308334.jpg
Ludlamite

Colavi Mine, Colavi subdistrict, Tacobamba Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Ludlamite

Colavi Mine, Colavi subdistrict, Tacobamba Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia
07532890017272062314646.jpg
Ludlamite, etc.

Colavi Mine, Colavi subdistrict, Tacobamba Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ludlamite
Formula:Fe32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Comments:Large blocky crystals to 4cm, on siderite. Unfortunately, mostly associated with marcasite, subject to "pyrite disease", and the matrix decomposes relatively rapidly.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite31
Siderite30
Vivianite8
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ludlamite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Colavi Mine, Colavi subdistrict, Tacobamba Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (22 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:218348
Long-form Identifier:1:3:218348:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
First found here in December 2003. -Alfredo Petrov
 
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