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Chlorite Group from
Sierra de Aracena, Los Marines, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain


Locality type:Sierra
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Paragenesis 1) in calcite layers of carbonate rocks with hematite-rich pelite beds.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sierra de Aracena, Los Marines, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:320838
Long-form Identifier:1:3:320838:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘSoloviejo Mines, Almonaster la Real, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘAtalaya open pit, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘAguas Teñidas Mine, Almonaster la Real, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘSotiel Mine, Sotiel-Coronada mines, Calañas, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘAguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘMasa Valverde Mine (Valverde Mine), Beas, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘAparis Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘAznalcóllar Mine, Aznalcóllar, Seville, Andalusia, Spain
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘFilón Norte open pit (Filón Norte Mine), Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
61.7km (38.3 miles) ⓘPreguiça Mine, Sobral da Adiça, Moura, Beja, Portugal
References
Jiménez-Millán, Juan, Velilla, Nicolas (1993) Compositional variation of piemontites from different Mn-rich rock-types of the Iberian Massif (SW Spain) European Journal of Mineralogy, 5 (5) 961-970 doi:10.1127/ejm/5/5/0961
 
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