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Parabutlerite from
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile


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Parabutlerite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Parabutlerite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Parabutlerite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Parabutlerite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Parabutlerite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Parabutlerite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Parabutlerite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Parabutlerite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Parabutlerite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Parabutlerite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Parabutlerite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Parabutlerite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Parabutlerite
Formula:Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Copiapite
Jarosite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Parabutlerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:101672
Long-form Identifier:1:3:101672:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Parabutlerite
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘQueténa Mine (Queténa Prospect), Toki Cu deposit (Toki Cluster), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘAlcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
References
Bandy, Mark C. (1938) Mineralogy of three sulphate deposits of northern Chile. American Mineralogist, 23 (11) 669-760 pp.742-745
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
 
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