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Clinopyroxene Subgroup from
Oficarsa Quarry (Cerro de las Culebras), Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain


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Diopside

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
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Augite, etc.

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
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Diopside

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
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Augite, etc.

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
01504700017272013157743.jpg
Diopside

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
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Augite, etc.

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
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Diopside

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
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Augite, etc.

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
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Diopside

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
03169470017361190009954.jpg
Augite, etc.

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
05592320017272030705531.jpg
Diopside

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
02177910017272009698957.jpg
Augite, etc.

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:https://www.mindat.org/mesg-543941.html
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Prehnite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clinopyroxene Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oficarsa Quarry (Cerro de las Culebras), Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1417815
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1417815:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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