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Alunite from
Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Alunite
Formula:KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:129687
Long-form Identifier:1:3:129687:7
GUID (UUID V4):6ee96308-0702-459c-bf31-7fe469836cb2
Nearest other occurrences of Alunite
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘAgua Rica Mine, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
References
DE BRODTKORB, Milka K. Precious metaltellurides and other Te-bearing minerals in different paragenesis of Argentina: A review. Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent. [online]. 2009, vol.64, n.3, pp. 365-372.
Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina. Vol. 1 (elements, sulphides and sulphosalts). (Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina)
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Paar, Werner H., Roberts, Andrew C., Berlepsch, Peter, Armbruster, Thomas, Topa, Dan, Zagler, Georg (2004) Putzite, (Cu4.7Ag3.3) ∑8GeS6, a new mineral species from Capillitas, Catamarca, Argentina: description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 42 (6) 1757-1769 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.42.6.1757
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
FROM CAPILLITAS, CATAMARCA, ARGENTINA: DESCRIPTION AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURE WERNER H. PAAR§ Department of...Bern, Switzerland DAN TOPA AND GEORG ZAGLER Department of Geography, Geology and Mineralogy, University...Rosario vein, Capillitas mining district, Department of Andalgalá, Catamarca Province, Argentina. The Capillitas...work in Catamarca, for his significant contribution to the mineralogy of germanium in the Capillitas deposit...Rosario vein, Capillitas district, Farallón Negro complex, Catamarca Province, Argentina. § E-mail address:
 
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