| Locality type: | Deposit |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Asbolane |
| Formula: | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
| Comments: | 12.53 < 16.06 wt% NiO.
0.48 < 4.06 wt% Co |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Asbolane data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Loma Ortega deposit, Falcondo Mines, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 692027 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:692027:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 2c10bf97-e54c-490d-ab61-91c3eabbdf52 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Asbolane |
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| 10.2km (6.3 miles) | ⓘLoma Caribe Ni laterite deposit, Falcondo Mines, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic |
| References |
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Tamara Gallardo, Esperanca Tauler, Joaquin A. Proenza, John F. Lewis, Salvador Gali, Manuel Labrador, Francisco Longo, Giovanni Bloise (2010): Geology, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Loma Ortega Ni Laterite Deposit, Dominican Republic. Macla no 13. septiembre ‘10, Revista de la Sociedad Española de Mineralogía. |
| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | Tauler, Esperança, Lewis, John F., Villanova-de-Benavent, Cristina, Aiglsperger, Thomas, Proenza, Joaquín A., Domènech, Cristina, Gallardo, Tamara, Longo, Francisco, Galí, Salvador (2017) Discovery of Ni-smectite-rich saprolite at Loma Ortega, Falcondo mining district (Dominican Republic): geochemistry and mineralogy of an unusual case of “hybrid hydrous Mg silicate – clay silicate” type Ni-laterite. Mineralium Deposita, 52 (7) 1011-1030 doi:10.1007/s00126-017-0750-8 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Ni-smectite-rich saprolite at Loma Ortega, Falcondo mining district (Dominican Republic): geochemistry and mineralogy...Ni-laterite deposits, like those in the Falcondo district, Dominican Republic, are dominated by Ni-enriched serpentine...been discovered in Loma Ortega, one of the nine Ni-laterite deposits in Falcondo. A first detailed study...geochemical and mineralogical characterisation of the Loma Ortega profile (XRF, ICP-MS, XRD). Unlike other smectite...occurrences in laterite profiles worldwide, the Loma Ortega smectites are trioctahedral and exhibit high |
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