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Vonsenite from
Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain


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Vonsenite

Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Vonsenite

Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Vonsenite

Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Vonsenite

Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Vonsenite

Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Vonsenite

Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Vonsenite

Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Vonsenite

Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Vonsenite

Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Vonsenite

Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Vonsenite

Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Vonsenite

Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Vonsenite
Formula:Fe22+Fe3+(BO3)O2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Löllingite2
Magnetite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vonsenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Photo GalleryView Gallery (20 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:347981
Long-form Identifier:1:3:347981:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Lopez-Ruiz, J., Salvador, P. Salvador (1971) Chemical and crystallographic data for vonsenite from Burgillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Spain. American Mineralogist, 56 (11-12) 2149-2151
Cueto, A., Ruiz, C., and Arevalo, P. (1971) Presencia de Vonsenita en la mina Monchi, Badajoz España. Boletín Geológico y Minero 82: 186-190.
Sanabria, R. and Calvo, M. (2002): Los yacimientos de magnetita de Burguillos del Cerro. Revista de minerales, 2(3), 4-25; 61.
 
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