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Chalcophyllite from
Caldera Colorada y Montaña Negra, Tinajo, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain


Locality type:Caldera
Classification
Species:Chalcophyllite
Formula:Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Comments:Clearly a misidentification - this "chalcophyllite", found "in cavities of lava" and with "substantial similarity to opal", was only identified by powder XRD.
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcophyllite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Caldera Colorada y Montaña Negra, Tinajo, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:646306
Long-form Identifier:1:3:646306:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Ertl, R. F. (2009): Minerales de las Islas Canarias. Publicaciones Turquesa, S.L., Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, 232 pp. (in Spanish).
 
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