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Pekoite from
Narechen, Asenovgrad Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria


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Pekoite

Narechen, Asenovgrad Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
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Pekoite

Narechen, Asenovgrad Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
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Pekoite

Narechen, Asenovgrad Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
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Pekoite

Narechen, Asenovgrad Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
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Pekoite

Narechen, Asenovgrad Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
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Pekoite

Narechen, Asenovgrad Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
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Pekoite

Narechen, Asenovgrad Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
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Pekoite

Narechen, Asenovgrad Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
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Pekoite

Narechen, Asenovgrad Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Pekoite
Formula:CuPbBi11S18
Habit:thin bladed crystals up to 1 mm wide and 2 cm long
Colour:steel-grey
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pekoite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Narechen, Asenovgrad Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:109786
Long-form Identifier:1:3:109786:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pekoite
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘKimmeria, Xanthi, Xanthi, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
References
Birch, W. D., Mumme, W. G. (1985) Pekoite from Narechen, Bulgaria–a possible solution to the bonchevite problem. Mineralogical Magazine, 49 (350) 135-137 doi:10.1180/minmag.1985.049.350.21
 
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