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Cheleken Peninsula, Balkan Province, Turkmenistan

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Probably hot brines (hot springs).




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Mineral List:
  		•  Melanterite
    FeSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Occurs as a foot-thick (~ 30 cm.) layer over sideronatrite.
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 605.]
  		•  Moolooite ?
    Cu[C
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    		]·0.4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Lebedev, L.M., Nikitina, J.B. (1983): The Cheleken ore forming system. Russ. Acad. Sci., Moscow (in Russian.) [cited in Hofmann & Bernasconi, 1989].]
  		•  Sideronatrite
    Na
     
    2
    		Fe(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		OH·3H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Occurs under a foot-thick (~ 30 cm.) layer of melanterite.
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 605.]


    3 entries listed. 3 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    Turkmenistan
     
    • Balkan Province
      • Cheleken peninsula

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