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Spurrite from
Negra Mine, Maconi, Cadereyta de Montes Municipality, Queretaro, Mexico


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Spurrite

Negra Mine, Maconi, Cadereyta de Montes Municipality, Queretaro, Mexico
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Spurrite, etc.

Negra Mine, Maconi, Cadereyta de Montes Municipality, Queretaro, Mexico
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Spurrite

Negra Mine, Maconi, Cadereyta de Montes Municipality, Queretaro, Mexico
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Spurrite

Negra Mine, Maconi, Cadereyta de Montes Municipality, Queretaro, Mexico
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Spurrite, etc.

Negra Mine, Maconi, Cadereyta de Montes Municipality, Queretaro, Mexico
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Spurrite

Negra Mine, Maconi, Cadereyta de Montes Municipality, Queretaro, Mexico
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Spurrite

Negra Mine, Maconi, Cadereyta de Montes Municipality, Queretaro, Mexico
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Spurrite, etc.

Negra Mine, Maconi, Cadereyta de Montes Municipality, Queretaro, Mexico
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Spurrite

Negra Mine, Maconi, Cadereyta de Montes Municipality, Queretaro, Mexico
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Spurrite
Formula:Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Chemical Analyses:
Empirical formulas:
1H0.18Ca5.01Na0.05[(SiO4)1.91(SO4)0.08)][(CO3)0.71(BO3)0.28]O11
Sample references:
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Krzhizhanovskaya, M. G., Chukanov, N. V., Mazur, A. S., Pautov, L. A., Varlamov, D. A., Bocharov, V. N. (2023) Crystal chemistry and thermal behavior of B-, S- and Na-bearing spurrite. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 50 (4). 33 doi:10.1007/s00269-023-01257-2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dellaite6
Rustumite5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spurrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Negra Mine, Maconi, Cadereyta de Montes Municipality, Queretaro, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:40631
Long-form Identifier:1:3:40631:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spurrite
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘLomo del Toro Mine, Zimapán, Zimapán Municipality, Hidalgo, Mexico
References
Gaytán Rueda, J. E. (1975). Exploration and development at the La Negra Mine, Maconi, Queretaro, Mexico. MS Thesis University of Arizona.
Panczner, William D. (1987) Minerals of Mexico. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. 459 pp.p.357
Kanazawa, Y., Aoki, M., Takeda, H. (1997) Wadalite, rustumite, and spurrite from La Negra mine, Queretaro, Mexico. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Japan: 48: 413-420.
Mandarino, Joseph A. (2001) Abstracts of New Mineral Descriptions. The Mineralogical Record, 32 (5) 413-421
 
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