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Tengerite-(Y) from
Paratoo copper mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia


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Tengerite-(Y), etc.

Paratoo copper mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
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Tengerite-(Y)

Paratoo copper mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
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Tengerite-(Y), etc.

Paratoo copper mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
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Tengerite-(Y), etc.

Paratoo copper mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
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Tengerite-(Y), etc.

Paratoo copper mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
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Tengerite-(Y)

Paratoo copper mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
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Tengerite-(Y), etc.

Paratoo copper mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
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Tengerite-(Y), etc.

Paratoo copper mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
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Tengerite-(Y), etc.

Paratoo copper mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
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Tengerite-(Y)

Paratoo copper mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
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Tengerite-(Y), etc.

Paratoo copper mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
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Tengerite-(Y), etc.

Paratoo copper mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Tengerite-(Y)
Formula:Y2(CO3)3 · 2-3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Decrespignyite-(Y)7
Malachite5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tengerite-(Y) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Paratoo copper mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:359587
Long-form Identifier:1:3:359587:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
(2003): Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 9 (1), 47.
Brugger, J., Ogierman, J., Pring, A., Waldron, H., Kolitsch, U. (2006) Origin of the secondary REE-minerals at the Paratoo copper deposit near Yunta, South Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 70 (6) 609-627 doi:10.1180/0026461067060361
Kolitsch, Uwe; Pring, Alan; Elliott, Peter; Francis, Glyn; Toma, John (2026) The rare-earth carbonate minerals from the Paratoo copper mine, South Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 27 (1). p.35-52.
 
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