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Alunite from
Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan


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Alunite

Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Alunite, etc.

Third Changjen Orebody, Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Alunite

Third Changjen Orebody, Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Alunite

Third Changjen Orebody, Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Alunite

Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Alunite, etc.

Third Changjen Orebody, Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Alunite

Third Changjen Orebody, Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Alunite

Third Changjen Orebody, Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Alunite

Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Alunite, etc.

Third Changjen Orebody, Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Alunite

Third Changjen Orebody, Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Alunite

Third Changjen Orebody, Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Alunite
Formula:KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Goethite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:895865
Long-form Identifier:1:3:895865:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Alunite in this Region
Penshan Orebody (Penshan Vein; The Main Vein), Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Third Changjen Orebody (3rd Changjen), Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Nearest other occurrences of Alunite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘThird Changjen Orebody (3rd Changjen), Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘPenshan Orebody (Penshan Vein; The Main Vein), Chinkuashih mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘJiufen Mine (Chiufen Mine), Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
References
L. P. Tan, C. H. Chen and B. S. Yu (1993) Native Gold of Taiwan. Special Publication of the Central Geological Survey No. 7, pp. 79-99.
IMAI, Hideki (1999) Mineralizations of Base Metal Deposits of Acid-Sulfate Type Coexisting with Adularia-Sericite Type. Resource Geology, 49 (3) 147-156 doi:10.1111/j.1751-3928.1999.tb00040.x
Simmons, S. F., White, N. C., & John, D. A. (2005). Geological characteristics of epithermal precious and base metal deposits. Economic Geology 100th anniversary volume, 29, 485-522.
HENLEY, R. W., BERGER, B. R. (2012) Pyrite–sulfosalt reactions and semimetal fractionation in the Chinkuashih, Taiwan, copper–gold deposit: a 1 Ma paleo‐fumarole. Geofluids, 12 (3). 245-260 doi:10.1111/j.1468-8123.2012.00367.x
 
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