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Cleusonite from
Cleuson lake, Nendaz, Conthey, Valais, Switzerland


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Cleusonite

Cleuson lake, Nendaz, Conthey, Valais, Switzerland
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Cleusonite

Cleuson lake, Nendaz, Conthey, Valais, Switzerland
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Cleusonite

Cleuson lake, Nendaz, Conthey, Valais, Switzerland
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Cleusonite

Cleuson lake, Nendaz, Conthey, Valais, Switzerland
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Cleusonite

Cleuson lake, Nendaz, Conthey, Valais, Switzerland
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Cleusonite

Cleuson lake, Nendaz, Conthey, Valais, Switzerland
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Cleusonite

Cleuson lake, Nendaz, Conthey, Valais, Switzerland
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Cleusonite

Cleuson lake, Nendaz, Conthey, Valais, Switzerland
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Cleusonite

Cleuson lake, Nendaz, Conthey, Valais, Switzerland
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Cleusonite

Cleuson lake, Nendaz, Conthey, Valais, Switzerland
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Cleusonite

Cleuson lake, Nendaz, Conthey, Valais, Switzerland
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Cleusonite

Cleuson lake, Nendaz, Conthey, Valais, Switzerland
Locality type:Lake
Classification
Species:Cleusonite
Formula:(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cleusonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cleuson lake, Nendaz, Conthey, Valais, Switzerland
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:307696
Long-form Identifier:1:3:307696:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cleusonite
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘGosan Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘWaschsee Mine, Leuk, Leuk, Valais, Switzerland
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘBella Tola, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘRitterpass NE-combe REE-mineralization, Chummibort, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
69.0km (42.9 miles) ⓘCima delle Piodelle REE-mineralization, Veglia Alp (Alpe Veglia), Varzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘWanni glacier - Scherbadung area (Monte Cervandone), Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
References
Wülser, Pierre-Alain, Meisser, Nicolas, Brugger, Joël, Schenk, Kurt, Ansermet, Stefan, Bonin, Michel, Bussy, François (2006) Cleusonite, (Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38, a new mineral species of the crichtonite group from the western Swiss Alps. European Journal of Mineralogy, 17 (6) 933-942 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2005/0017-0933
 
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