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Alunite from
Cerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia


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Alunite, etc.

Pailaviri Mine, Cerro de Potosí, Potosí, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Alunite, etc.

Pailaviri Mine, Cerro de Potosí, Potosí, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
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Alunite, etc.

Pailaviri Mine, Cerro de Potosí, Potosí, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Alunite
Formula:KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Senandorite3
Fizélyite3
Marcasite3
Pyrite3
Sphalerite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:42256
Long-form Identifier:1:3:42256:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Alunite in this Region
Flohagen gallery, Esperanza Mine, Cerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Pailaviri Mine, Cerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Nearest other occurrences of Alunite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘPailaviri Mine, Cerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘCerro Tollojsi mine (Tollojchi mine), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘCarma Mine (Kharma Mine), Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘEl Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
96.7km (60.1 miles) ⓘCarguaicollo Mine, Uyuni Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
References
Smith, Bill, Smith, Carol, Petrov, Alfredo (2001) A Guide to Mineral Localities in Bolivia. The Mineralogical Record, 32 (6) 457-482p.465
 
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