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Moissanite from
Houcao bauxite deposit, Bozhou District, Zunyi, Guizhou, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Moissanite
Formula:SiC
Comments:Moissanite was reported by Yin (2009). However, the author does not address the problem of a possible anthropogenic origin, which always persists with findings of this material.
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Moissanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Houcao bauxite deposit, Bozhou District, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:738851
Long-form Identifier:1:3:738851:4
GUID (UUID V4):8c0448d1-e991-476a-8895-b169eb8a0aff
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