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Prehnite from
Oficarsa Quarry (Cerro de las Culebras), Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain


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Prehnite

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
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Prehnite

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
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Prehnite, etc.

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
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Prehnite

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
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Prehnite

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
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Prehnite

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
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Prehnite, etc.

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
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Prehnite

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
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Prehnite

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
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Prehnite

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
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Prehnite, etc.

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
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Prehnite

Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Prehnite
Formula:Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Augite36
Diopside25
Calcite4
Actinolite4
Titanite3
Clinopyroxene Subgroup3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prehnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oficarsa Quarry (Cerro de las Culebras), Carchelejo, Cárcheles, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
Photo GalleryView Gallery (202 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:369344
Long-form Identifier:1:3:369344:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Prehnite
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘEl Negral quarry, Pozo Alcón, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘEl Páramo quarry, Loja, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
References
Palero, F. and Calvo, M. (2005). Las prehnitas de Carchelejo Jaén. Bocamina, (16), 12-25.
 
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