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Botryogen from
Alfredo pit, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain


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Botryogen

Alfredo pit, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
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Botryogen, etc.

Alfredo pit, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
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Botryogen, etc.

Alfredo pit, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
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Botryogen

Alfredo pit, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
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Botryogen

Alfredo pit, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
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Botryogen, etc.

Alfredo pit, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
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Botryogen, etc.

Alfredo pit, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
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Botryogen

Alfredo pit, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
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Botryogen

Alfredo pit, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
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Botryogen, etc.

Alfredo pit, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
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Botryogen, etc.

Alfredo pit, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
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Botryogen

Alfredo pit, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Botryogen
Formula:MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Comments:Well-shaped crystals larger than one centimeter.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Halotrichite12
Copiapite8
Chalcanthite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Botryogen data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alfredo pit, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
Photo GalleryView Gallery (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:671012
Long-form Identifier:1:3:671012:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Calvo, M., GÃģmez, F., and ViÃąals, J. (1999) Mineralogía de la Faja Pirítica IbÃĐrica. Bocamina, 4, 50-86.
 
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