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Chalcomenite from
Cerro de Cacheuta, Sierra de Cacheuta, Cacheuta District, Luján de Cuyo department, Mendoza Province, Argentina


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Chalcomenite
Formula:CuSeO3 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Azurite
Cerussite
Cobaltomenite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Clausthalite5
Klockmannite4
Chalcopyrite4
Molybdomenite3
Goethite3
Kruťaite2
Malachite2
Bornite2
Azurite2
Chalcocite2
Eskebornite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcomenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cerro de Cacheuta, Sierra de Cacheuta, Cacheuta District, Luján de Cuyo department, Mendoza Province, Argentina
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3149
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3149:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcomenite in this Region
Cacheuta Mine, Cerro de Cacheuta, Sierra de Cacheuta, Cacheuta District, Luján de Cuyo department, Mendoza Province, Argentina
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcomenite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘSierra de Cacheuta, Cacheuta District, Luján de Cuyo department, Mendoza Province, Argentina
References
Des Cloizeaux, Alfred, Damour, Augustin-Alexis (1881) Sur la chalcoménite, nouvelle espèce minérale (sélénite de cuivre) Bulletin de Minéralogie, 4 (3) 51-55 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1881.1626
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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