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Arequipite

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Colour:Honey-yellow
Name:After the locality at the Vistoria Mine, near Tibaya, Arequipa Province, Peru.
A Mixture Of:Oxyplumboroméite, Quartz


A mixture, probably Quartz and Bindheimite.

Originally reported from Victoria Mine, Mt de la Trinité, Tibaya, Arequipa Department, Peru.

Classification of Arequipite

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Physical Properties of Arequipite

Lustre:Waxy
Colour:Honey-yellow
Fracture:Conchoidal

Other Names for Arequipite

Other Languages:
German:Arequipit
Spanish:Arequipita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Arequipite

Reference List:

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Raimondi, A. (1878) Minéraux du Pérou: Catalogue raisonné d’une collection des principaux types minéraux de la République. 336pp., Paris: 167.

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. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 1025.

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    • Arequipa Department
      • Tiabaya (Tibaya)
        • Mt de la Trinité
    Raimondi, A. (1878) Minéraux du Pérou: Catalogue raisonné d’une collection des principaux types minéraux de la République. 336pp., Paris: 167; 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: 1025.
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