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Andradite from
El Mochito Mine, Las Vegas Municipality, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras


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Andradite

El Mochito Mine, Las Vegas Municipality, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras
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Andradite

El Mochito Mine, Las Vegas Municipality, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras
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El Mochito Mine, Las Vegas Municipality, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras
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Andradite

El Mochito Mine, Las Vegas Municipality, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras
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Andradite

El Mochito Mine, Las Vegas Municipality, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras
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El Mochito Mine, Las Vegas Municipality, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras
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El Mochito Mine, Las Vegas Municipality, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras
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El Mochito Mine, Las Vegas Municipality, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras
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El Mochito Mine, Las Vegas Municipality, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras
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El Mochito Mine, Las Vegas Municipality, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras
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El Mochito Mine, Las Vegas Municipality, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras
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Andradite

El Mochito Mine, Las Vegas Municipality, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Andradite
Formula:Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz31
Sphalerite18
Galena13
Calcite2
Native Silver1
Chalcopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Andradite data
Locality Data:Click here to view El Mochito Mine, Las Vegas Municipality, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras
Photo GalleryView Gallery (15 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:307455
Long-form Identifier:1:3:307455:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Andradite
75.0km (46.6 miles) ⓘMinas de Oro Cu-Au skarn, Minas de Oro, Comayagua Department, Honduras
References
Econ Geol (2004) 99:1223-1231
Samson, I. M., Williams-Jones, A. E., Ault, K. M., Gagnon, J. E., & Fryer, B. J. (2008). Source of fluids forming distal Zn-Pb-Ag skarns: Evidence from laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry analysis of fluid inclusions from El Mochito, Honduras. Geology, 36(12), 947-950.
Williams-Jones, A. E., Samson, I. M., Ault, K. M., Gagnon, J. E., & Fryer, B. J. (2010). The genesis of distal zinc skarns: Evidence from the Mochito deposit, Honduras. Economic Geology, 105(8), 1411-1440.
 
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