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Silesiaite from
Boinás west skarn, El Valle-Boinás Mine, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain


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Silesiaite, etc.

Boinás west skarn, El Valle-Boinás Mine, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain
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Silesiaite, etc.

Boinás west skarn, El Valle-Boinás Mine, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain
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Silesiaite, etc.

Boinás west skarn, El Valle-Boinás Mine, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain
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Silesiaite, etc.

Boinás west skarn, El Valle-Boinás Mine, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain
07541270017272419213154.jpg
Silesiaite, etc.

Boinás west skarn, El Valle-Boinás Mine, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain
08580790017272040385781.jpg
Silesiaite, etc.

Boinás west skarn, El Valle-Boinás Mine, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain
Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Silesiaite
Formula:Ca4(Fe23+Sn2)[Si2O7]2[Si2O6OH]2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Silesiaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boinás west skarn, El Valle-Boinás Mine, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1448784
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1448784:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Cepedal, Antonia, Fuertes-Fuente, Mercedes, Martin-Izard, Agustín (2021) Occurrence of silesiaite, a new calcium–iron–tin sorosilicate in the calcic skarn of El Valle-Boinás, Asturias, Spain. European Journal of Mineralogy, 33 (2) 165-174 doi:10.5194/ejm-33-165-2021
 
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