| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Sepiolite |
| Formula: | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sepiolite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Falcondo Mines, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1269405 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1269405:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | d448f568-faa6-404d-b410-4d045452326e |
| Localities for Sepiolite in this Region |
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| Loma Caribe Ni laterite deposit, Falcondo Mines, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic |
| Loma Peguera deposit, Falcondo Mines, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sepiolite |
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| 2.5km (1.6 miles) | ⓘLoma Caribe Ni laterite deposit, Falcondo Mines, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic |
| 6.3km (3.9 miles) | ⓘLoma Peguera deposit, Falcondo Mines, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic |
| References |
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Villanova-de-Benavent, C., Proenza, J. A., Galí, S., Nieto, F., García-Casco, A., Roqué-Rosell, J., ... & Lewis, J. F. (2014). Mineralogy of Niphyllosilicates in the Falcondo Nilaterite deposit (Dominican Republic): A multiscale approach. In Proceedings ot the twenty first meeting of the International Mineralogical Association IMA (Vol. 298). |
