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Rhodonite from
Sierra de Aracena, Los Marines, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain


Locality type:Sierra
Classification
Species:Rhodonite
Formula:CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Comments:Paragenesis 2) in calcite layers of carbonate rocks with braunite nodules : At the contact between calcite layers and braunite nodules (reaction phase).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sierra de Aracena, Los Marines, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:320844
Long-form Identifier:1:3:320844:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodonite
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘSoloviejo Mines, Almonaster la Real, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘRio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘPalanco mine, Zalamea la Real, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
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
Jiménez-Millán, Juan, Velilla, Nicolás (1997) Hausmannite and braunite nodules from the Aracena area (Iberian Massif, SW Spain) Mineralogical Magazine, 61 (409) 898-902 doi:10.1180/minmag.1997.061.409.12
 
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