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Serpierite from
Akchagyl, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan


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Serpierite

Akchagyl, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
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Serpierite, etc.

Akchagyl, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
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Serpierite

Akchagyl, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
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Serpierite, etc.

Akchagyl, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
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Serpierite

Akchagyl, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
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Serpierite, etc.

Akchagyl, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
Classification
Species:Serpierite
Formula:Ca(Cu2+,Zn2+)4(S6+O4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Cyanotrichite
Linarite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chrysocolla1
Linarite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Serpierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Akchagyl, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:466380
Long-form Identifier:1:3:466380:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Chukhrov (1945) Comptes rendus de l’académie des sciences de l’U.R.S.S., n.s.: 45: 370
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Kingsbury, Arthur W. G., Hartley, J. (1957) Serpierite from the Lake District. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 31 (238) 604-605 doi:10.1180/minmag.1957.031.238.07
 
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