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Wupatkiite from
Lorena Gold Mine (Lorena Mine), Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia


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Wupatkiite

Lorena Gold Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Wupatkiite

Lorena Gold Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Wupatkiite

Lorena Gold Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Wupatkiite

Lorena Gold Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Wupatkiite

Lorena Gold Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Wupatkiite

Lorena Gold Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Wupatkiite

Lorena Gold Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Wupatkiite

Lorena Gold Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Wupatkiite

Lorena Gold Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Wupatkiite

Lorena Gold Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Wupatkiite

Lorena Gold Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
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Wupatkiite

Lorena Gold Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Wupatkiite
Formula:Co2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Comments:Some specimens may be cobalt- bearing halotrichite.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Halotrichite1
Alunogen1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wupatkiite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lorena Gold Mine (Lorena Mine), Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:292174
Long-form Identifier:1:3:292174:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Vic Cloete collection
Laurie J. Lawrence, Vera Munro-Smith, Anthony R. Ramsden, James L. Sharpe, Peter A. Williams (1999) Geology and Mineralogy of the Lorena Gold Mine, Cloncurry District, North-west Queensland. Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales 132: 29-35.
Munro-Smith, Vera (2006) Cobalt Mineralisation in Selected Australian Deposits. PhD, University of Western Sydney. 376 pp.
Locke, Ashley J., Martens, Wayde N., Frost, Ray L. (2007) Thermal analysis of halotrichites. Thermochimica Acta, 459. 64-72 doi:10.1016/j.tca.2007.04.015
 
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