Locality type: | Mine |
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Species: | Pyroaurite |
Formula: | Mg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
Comments: | May also include the former sjögrenite (now pyroaurite-2H) |
Habit: | thick hexagonal platy xls up to 3 mm |
Colour: | orange, yellow |
Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
Abundance at site: | Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyroaurite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Ightem Mine (Irhtem Mine), Ightem, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 393169 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:393169:1 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 5025a3e9-2965-464b-a293-e773cf68381b |
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Ightem Mine, Ightem, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco