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Cryptomelane from
Serra do Rosalgar Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal


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Cryptomelane

Serra do Rosalgar Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal
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Cryptomelane

Serra do Rosalgar Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal
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Cryptomelane

Serra do Rosalgar Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal
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Cryptomelane

Serra do Rosalgar Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal
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Cryptomelane

Serra do Rosalgar Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal
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Cryptomelane

Serra do Rosalgar Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal
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Cryptomelane

Serra do Rosalgar Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal
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Cryptomelane

Serra do Rosalgar Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal
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Cryptomelane

Serra do Rosalgar Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal
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Cryptomelane

Serra do Rosalgar Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal
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Cryptomelane

Serra do Rosalgar Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal
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Cryptomelane

Serra do Rosalgar Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cryptomelane
Formula:K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cryptomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Serra do Rosalgar Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:392177
Long-form Identifier:1:3:392177:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cryptomelane
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘSerra da Mina Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘHerdade dos Pendões Mine, São Luís, Odemira, Beja, Portugal
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘTorgal Mine, São Luís, Odemira, Beja, Portugal
References
Rui Nunes July 2006
 
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