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| Species: | Alumohydrocalcite |
| Formula: | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| Comments: | Analyses P.J. Chiappero, Georges Favreau specimens |
| Habit: | rosettes, balls of platy, pearly scales |
| Colour: | white |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Azurite | ⓘ9 photos of Alumohydrocalcite associated with Azurite at this locality. |
| Malachite | ⓘ8 photos of Alumohydrocalcite associated with Malachite at this locality. |
| Allophane | ⓘ4 photos of Alumohydrocalcite associated with Allophane at this locality. |
| Carbonatecyanotrichite | ⓘ3 photos of Alumohydrocalcite associated with Carbonatecyanotrichite at this locality. |
| Baryte | ⓘ2 photos of Alumohydrocalcite associated with Baryte at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Alumohydrocalcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Valcroze, Alzon, Le Vigan, Gard, Occitanie, France |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (7 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 225026 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:225026:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | bedced9e-c981-4dbb-af14-580ef380ebd8 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Alumohydrocalcite |
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| 58.4km (36.3 miles) | ⓘMas Dieu, Laval-Pradel, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France |
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 | | Journal (issue) | | la récolte sur le terrain , y consacrant une grande parti e de ses loisirs, il trie le matéri el sou s...échantillons qui lui posent un problème de di agnose. Le scientifique complète alors les analyses dans son...veaux minéraux. Ce fut notamment le cas pour le gîte de Cap Garonne dans le Var et pour les gisements uranifères...cipé à étoffer l ' inventaire minéra logique de la France. Quelques unes de ces espèces nouvelles sont illustrées...introduction , regrette le manque d ' intérêt pour la minéralogie descriptive en France et j e ne le conso lerai |  | Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York. | Book (volume) | | Girgenti, Racalmuto, Castrogiovanni, and elsewhere. In France large bodies occur in the neighborhood of Dax,...only minor quantities, at numerous localities in France, Spain, Italy, and England. Found in large amounts...Kotschkar, Orenburg. From Huelgoet, Finistere, France. Found abundantly at Chanarcillo, Chile (megabromite...Dresden; in the neighborhood of Saint-Etienne, Loire, France; at Newcastle, Northumberland, England, and at...Hiendelaencina and Navacerrada, Spain; at Montmins, Allier, France. With A notable locality at malachite at Katanga |
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Valcroze, Alzon, Le Vigan, Gard, Occitanie, France