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Kulkeite from
Verkhnyaya Biraya, Biraya Fe-REE ore occurrence, Biraya and Bya Rivers confluence area (Chara Basin), Vitim Plateau, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia


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Kulkeite

Verkhnyaya Biraya, Biraya Fe-REE ore occurrence, Biraya and Bya Rivers confluence area, Vitim Plateau, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Kulkeite, etc.

Verkhnyaya Biraya, Biraya Fe-REE ore occurrence, Biraya and Bya Rivers confluence area, Vitim Plateau, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Kulkeite, etc.

Verkhnyaya Biraya, Biraya Fe-REE ore occurrence, Biraya and Bya Rivers confluence area, Vitim Plateau, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Kulkeite

Verkhnyaya Biraya, Biraya Fe-REE ore occurrence, Biraya and Bya Rivers confluence area, Vitim Plateau, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Kulkeite

Verkhnyaya Biraya, Biraya Fe-REE ore occurrence, Biraya and Bya Rivers confluence area, Vitim Plateau, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Kulkeite, etc.

Verkhnyaya Biraya, Biraya Fe-REE ore occurrence, Biraya and Bya Rivers confluence area, Vitim Plateau, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Kulkeite, etc.

Verkhnyaya Biraya, Biraya Fe-REE ore occurrence, Biraya and Bya Rivers confluence area, Vitim Plateau, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Kulkeite

Verkhnyaya Biraya, Biraya Fe-REE ore occurrence, Biraya and Bya Rivers confluence area, Vitim Plateau, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
00411100017271924523759.jpg
Kulkeite

Verkhnyaya Biraya, Biraya Fe-REE ore occurrence, Biraya and Bya Rivers confluence area, Vitim Plateau, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
05067610017271924451886.jpg
Kulkeite, etc.

Verkhnyaya Biraya, Biraya Fe-REE ore occurrence, Biraya and Bya Rivers confluence area, Vitim Plateau, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
08948480017271924487604.jpg
Kulkeite, etc.

Verkhnyaya Biraya, Biraya Fe-REE ore occurrence, Biraya and Bya Rivers confluence area, Vitim Plateau, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Kulkeite

Verkhnyaya Biraya, Biraya Fe-REE ore occurrence, Biraya and Bya Rivers confluence area, Vitim Plateau, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Classification
Species:Kulkeite
Formula:Mg8Al(AlSi7O20)(OH)10
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite2
Forsterite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kulkeite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Verkhnyaya Biraya, Biraya Fe-REE ore occurrence, Biraya and Bya Rivers confluence area (Chara Basin), Vitim Plateau, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:758263
Long-form Identifier:1:3:758263:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data (2011)
 
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