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Mandarinoite from
De Lamar Mine, De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA


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Mandarinoite

De Lamar Mine, De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
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Mandarinoite

De Lamar Mine, De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
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Mandarinoite

De Lamar Mine, De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
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Mandarinoite

De Lamar Mine, De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
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Mandarinoite

De Lamar Mine, De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
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Mandarinoite

De Lamar Mine, De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
07880200017679906452711.jpg
Mandarinoite

De Lamar Mine, De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
00529080017272015702010.jpg
Mandarinoite

De Lamar Mine, De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
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Mandarinoite

De Lamar Mine, De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Mandarinoite
Formula:Fe23+(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0)
Comments:"The mandarinoite came from the 6316 foot bench at coordinates 45,475 N and 98,030 E in the Sommercamp pit, near level 2 of the pre-1916 underground workings"(Lasmanis et.al.).
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mandarinoite data
Locality Data:Click here to view De Lamar Mine, De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:60660
Long-form Identifier:1:3:60660:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Lasmanis, R., Nagel, J., Sturman, B. Darko, Gait, Robert I. (1981) Mandarinoite from the De Lamar silver mine, Owyhee County, Idaho, U.S.A. The Canadian Mineralogist, 19 (3) 409-410
Mitchell, R.S. (1989) Who's Who in Mineral Names. Rocks & Minerals, 64(1), 48-51.
Meyer, R. (2011) The Micro Mineral Collector. Friends of Mineralogy National Newsletter, Vol 41(2), 11-16.
 
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