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Zdenĕkite from
Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


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Zdenĕkite

Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Zdenĕkite

Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Zdenĕkite

Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Zdenĕkite

Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Zdenĕkite

Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
03334590017271929021950.jpg
Zdenĕkite

Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Zdenĕkite

Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Zdenĕkite

Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
04448940017271928992839.jpg
Zdenĕkite

Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
03334590017271929021950.jpg
Zdenĕkite

Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
09853590017271929052049.jpg
Zdenĕkite

Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Zdenĕkite

Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Zdenĕkite
Formula:NaPbCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Habit:flat square crystals, rosettes, balls
Colour:blue
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed - Type Locality
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Geminite4
Mahnertite2
Tennantite Subgroup1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zdenĕkite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (31 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:25468
Long-form Identifier:1:3:25468:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Chiappero, Pierre-Jacques, Sarp, Halil (1995) Zdenekite, NaPbCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O, a new mineral from the Cap Garonne mine, Var, France. European Journal of Mineralogy, 7 (3) 553-557 doi:10.1127/ejm/7/3/0553
Favreau, Georges, Galéa-Clolus, V. (2014) Cap Garonne. L' Association Française de Microminéralogie. p.1-310.
 
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