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Turquoise from
Palazuelo de las Cuevas, San Vicente de la Cabeza, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain


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Turquoise, etc.

Palazuelo de las Cuevas, San Vicente de la Cabeza, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Turquoise

Palazuelo de las Cuevas, San Vicente de la Cabeza, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Turquoise

Palazuelo de las Cuevas, San Vicente de la Cabeza, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Turquoise

Palazuelo de las Cuevas, San Vicente de la Cabeza, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Turquoise, etc.

Palazuelo de las Cuevas, San Vicente de la Cabeza, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Turquoise

Palazuelo de las Cuevas, San Vicente de la Cabeza, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Turquoise

Palazuelo de las Cuevas, San Vicente de la Cabeza, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Turquoise

Palazuelo de las Cuevas, San Vicente de la Cabeza, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Turquoise, etc.

Palazuelo de las Cuevas, San Vicente de la Cabeza, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Turquoise

Palazuelo de las Cuevas, San Vicente de la Cabeza, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Turquoise

Palazuelo de las Cuevas, San Vicente de la Cabeza, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
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Turquoise

Palazuelo de las Cuevas, San Vicente de la Cabeza, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Turquoise
Formula:CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Comments:Crystals.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wavellite35
Variscite10
Crandallite8
Strengite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Turquoise data
Locality Data:Click here to view Palazuelo de las Cuevas, San Vicente de la Cabeza, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
Photo GalleryView Gallery (23 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11296
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11296:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Turquoise
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘReguerón del Geijo, Castrocalbón, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
89.0km (55.3 miles) ⓘCabeço da Mua Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
90.3km (56.1 miles) ⓘFragas da Carvalhosa Mine, Felgar e Souto da Velha, Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança, Portugal
References
Calvo Rebollar, Miguel (2015) Minerales y Minas de España - Vol. VII, Fosfatos, arseniatos y vanadatos. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas de Madrid - Fundación Gómez Pardo. 479pp.
 
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