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Melanterite from
Socavón Mine (La Salvadora mine), Oruro, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Melanterite
Formula:Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Halotrichite-Pickeringite Series1 photo of Melanterite associated with Halotrichite-Pickeringite Series at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Socavón Mine (La Salvadora mine), Oruro, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:168992
Long-form Identifier:1:3:168992:1
GUID (UUID V4):c5f4ee59-4dc2-43fa-820c-0f978ae1c0e7
Nearest other occurrences of Melanterite
0.8km (0.5 miles) San José Mine, Oruro, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
39.1km (24.3 miles) Santa Fé Mine, Santa Fé mining district, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
40.3km (25.1 miles) Morococala Mine, Santa Fé mining district, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
71.6km (44.5 miles) Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
75.4km (46.9 miles) Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosí, Bolivia
75.8km (47.1 miles) Lapiani Mine, Chicote Grande, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
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