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Dawsonite from
Koman deposit, Drin valley, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County, Albania


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Dawsonite, etc.

Koman deposit, Drin valley, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County, Albania
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Dawsonite, etc.

Koman deposit, Drin valley, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County, Albania
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Dawsonite, etc.

Koman deposit, Drin valley, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County, Albania
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Dawsonite

Koman deposit, Drin valley, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County, Albania
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Dawsonite, etc.

Koman deposit, Drin valley, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County, Albania
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Dawsonite, etc.

Koman deposit, Drin valley, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County, Albania
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Dawsonite, etc.

Koman deposit, Drin valley, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County, Albania
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Dawsonite

Koman deposit, Drin valley, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County, Albania
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Dawsonite, etc.

Koman deposit, Drin valley, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County, Albania
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Dawsonite, etc.

Koman deposit, Drin valley, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County, Albania
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Dawsonite, etc.

Koman deposit, Drin valley, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County, Albania
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Dawsonite

Koman deposit, Drin valley, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County, Albania
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Dawsonite
Formula:NaAlCO3(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calcite
Quartz
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Realgar3
Dolomite1
Pararealgar1
Orpiment1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dawsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Koman deposit, Drin valley, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County, Albania
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:480402
Long-form Identifier:1:3:480402:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dawsonite
81.2km (50.5 miles) ⓘKercishti i Siperm, Dibër, Dibër County, Albania
References
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.
Ferrini, V.; Martarelli, L.; De Vito, C.; Cina, A.; Deda, T. (2003) The Koman dawsonite and realgar-orpiment deposit, northern Albania: inferences on processes of formation. The Canadian Mineralogist, 41 (2). 413-427 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.413
 
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