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Boleite from
Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico


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Boleite

Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Boleite, etc.

Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Boleite, etc.

Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Boleite

Curuglu Mine, Arroyo del Boleo, Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Boleite

Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Boleite, etc.

Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Boleite, etc.

Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Boleite

Curuglu Mine, Arroyo del Boleo, Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Boleite

Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Boleite, etc.

Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Boleite, etc.

Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Boleite

Curuglu Mine, Arroyo del Boleo, Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Boleite
Formula:KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Anglesite
Atacamite
Cerussite
Cumengeite
Gypsum
Phosgenite
Pseudoboleite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pseudoboleite58
Gypsum47
Cumengeite36
Paratacamite30
Anglesite29
Chrysocolla28
Atacamite20
Clinoatacamite10
Quartz5
Brochantite3
Malachite3
Montmorillonite2
Atacamite Group2
Native Gold1
Clay1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Boleite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (69 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2121
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2121:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Boleite in this Region
Amelia Mine, Arroyo de la Soledad, Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Cumenge shaft, Amelia Mine, Arroyo de la Soledad, Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Curuglu Mine, Arroyo del Boleo, Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Nearest other occurrences of Boleite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘCumenge shaft, Amelia Mine, Arroyo de la Soledad, Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘAmelia Mine, Arroyo de la Soledad, Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘCuruglu Mine, Arroyo del Boleo, Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
References
Mallard, Ernest, Cumenge, Édouard (1891) Sur une nouvelle espèce minérale, la Boléite. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 14 (8) 283-293 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1891.2244
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
 
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