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Lepidocrocite from
El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia


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Lepidocrocite, etc.

El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Lepidocrocite, etc.

El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Lepidocrocite, etc.

El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Lepidocrocite, etc.

El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Lepidocrocite, etc.

El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Lepidocrocite, etc.

El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Lepidocrocite, etc.

El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Lepidocrocite, etc.

El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
00331240017272731296818.jpg
Lepidocrocite, etc.

El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
02244320017360816239052.jpg
Lepidocrocite, etc.

El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
04951560017360816227821.jpg
Lepidocrocite, etc.

El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
09553250017360816232412.jpg
Lepidocrocite, etc.

El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Lepidocrocite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Goethite13
Quartz12
Chalcopyrite11
Kruťaite7
Clausthalite3
Klockmannite3
Dolomite2
Covellite2
Penroseite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lepidocrocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:41514
Long-form Identifier:1:3:41514:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Schnorrer-Köhler, Günther, Grundmann, Günter, Lehrberger, Gerhard (1990) The El Dragón Mine, Potosí, Bolivia. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (2) 133-146pp.133-133
Yang, Hexiong; Gu, Xiangping; Scott, Michael M.; Jenkins, Robert A.; Gibbs, Ronald B.; Mcglasson, James A.; Downs, Robert T. (2023) Petermegawite, Al6(Se4+O3)3[SiO3(OH)](OH)9⋅10H2O, a New Al-Bearing Selenite Mineral, from the El Dragón Mine, Potosí, Bolivia. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 61 (5). 987-998 doi:10.3749/2300004
 
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