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Las Concavas, Cartago Canton, Cartago Province, Costa Ricai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
9° 50' 22'' North , 83° 53' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Paraíso39,702 (2016)2.8km
Cartago26,594 (2016)4.2km
Orosí4,350 (2016)6.3km
Cot6,784 (2018)6.4km
Tobosi4,060 (2016)10.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
17980
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:17980:8
GUID (UUID V4):
48fd59d2-722f-47e8-9774-d3df5763f1fc


A zeolite occurrence.

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.282; Micro Probe Vol. 7 No. 7 Spring 1993
Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Habit: prisms to 3cm long and 8mm wide
Colour: white
Reference: Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.282; Micro Probe Vol. 7 No. 7 Spring 1993
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Reference: undefined; Too many articles who say there malachite in Cartago and I see it in museums and sotores; Mineral resources of Costa Rica. Rolando Castillo Muñoz

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
SiSilicon
Si LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
CaCalcium
Ca LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
CuCopper
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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Tschernich, R. (1992) Zeolites of the World: 282.
Tschernich, R. (1993) Micro Probe, 7(7).

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