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Metaswitzerite from
Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA


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Metaswitzerite

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Metaswitzerite, etc.

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Metaswitzerite, etc.

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Metaswitzerite, etc.

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Metaswitzerite

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Metaswitzerite, etc.

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Metaswitzerite, etc.

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Metaswitzerite, etc.

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Metaswitzerite

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Metaswitzerite, etc.

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Metaswitzerite, etc.

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Metaswitzerite, etc.

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Metaswitzerite
Formula:Mn32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hureaulite6
Todorokite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Metaswitzerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:194604
Long-form Identifier:1:3:194604:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Zanazzi, P. F., Leavens, P. B., White, J. S. (1986) Crystal structure of switzerite, Mn3(PO4)2·7H2O, and its relationship to metaswitzerite, Mn3(PO4)2·4H2O. American Mineralogist, 71 (9-10) 1224-1228
 
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