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Aragonite from
Lake Alchichica, Alchichica, Tepeyahualco Municipality, Puebla, Mexico


Locality type:Volcanic Crater
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Significance:Unusual or interesting association, relationships with other species, pseudomorphism etc. - see notes.
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Mg-rich Calcite
Mg-rich Calcite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lake Alchichica, Alchichica, Tepeyahualco Municipality, Puebla, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1295316
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1295316:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘPegmatite Zone, Las Vigas de Ramírez Municipality, Veracruz, Mexico
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘPiedra Parada, Tatatila Municipality, Veracruz, Mexico
References
Kazmierczak, Jozef & Kempe, Stephan & Kremer, Barbara & Lopez-Garcia, Purificacion & Moreira, David & Tavera, Rosaluz. (2011): Hydrochemistry and microbialites of the alkaline crater lake Alchichica, Mexico. Facies 57, pp .543-570.
 
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