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Descloizite from
Keban Mine, Keban District, Elazığ Province, Turkey


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Descloizite, etc.

Keban Mine, Keban District, Elazığ Province, Turkey
08656450017368128206783.jpg
Descloizite, etc.

Keban Mine, Keban District, Elazığ Province, Turkey
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Descloizite, etc.

Keban Mine, Keban District, Elazığ Province, Turkey
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Descloizite
Formula:PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Comments:only found in a cave between the overlying dolomite marble
and the sericite calc-schist at the bottom, 250 m due N
of the Nimriyasligi summer camping site on the W bank of the
Firat river.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Vanadinite9
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Descloizite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Keban Mine, Keban District, Elazığ Province, Turkey
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:349855
Long-form Identifier:1:3:349855:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
M Kampf collection
Kines, M. T. (1969). The geology and the ore mineralization in the Keban area, east Turkey (Doctoral dissertation, Durham University).
 
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