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Sepiolite from
Quincy, Vierzon, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France


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Sepiolite

Quincy, Vierzon, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Sepiolite

Quincy, Vierzon, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Sepiolite

Quincy, Vierzon, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Sepiolite, etc.

Quincy, Vierzon, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
07523290017363634501964.jpg
Sepiolite

Quincy, Vierzon, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Sepiolite

Quincy, Vierzon, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Sepiolite

Quincy, Vierzon, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
06167320017272061402895.jpg
Sepiolite, etc.

Quincy, Vierzon, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Sepiolite

Quincy, Vierzon, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Sepiolite

Quincy, Vierzon, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
04775790017272061592016.jpg
Sepiolite

Quincy, Vierzon, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
06167320017272061402895.jpg
Sepiolite, etc.

Quincy, Vierzon, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Locality type:Commune
Classification
Species:Sepiolite
Formula:Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Opal7
- var Quinzite Opal7
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sepiolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Quincy, Vierzon, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:225244
Long-form Identifier:1:3:225244:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
The Quincyte pigments: fossil quinones in an Eocene clay mineral. W.G. Prowse, K.I. Arnot, J.A. Rechka, R.H. Thomson and J.R. Maxwell. Tetrahedron 47, 1991, 1095-1108. K.I.
 
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