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Vivianite from
Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia


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Vivianite

Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
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Vivianite, etc.

Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
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Vivianite

Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
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Vivianite

Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
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Vivianite

Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
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Vivianite, etc.

Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
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Vivianite

Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
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Vivianite

Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
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Vivianite

Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
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Vivianite, etc.

Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
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Vivianite

Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
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Vivianite

Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
Locality type:Municipality
Classification
Species:Vivianite
Formula:Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Siderite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vivianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43013
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43013:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Wilson, Wendell E. (2001) Notes From the Editors - Old Yuma mine. The Mineralogical Record, 32 (6) 426-501pp.477-477
Torres, Belén; Melgarejo, Joan-Carles; Torró, Lisard; Camprubí, Antoni; Castillo-Oliver, Montgarri; Artiaga, David; Campeny, Marc; Tauler, Esperança; Jiménez-Franco, Abigail; Alfonso, Pura; et al. (2019) The Poopó Polymetallic Epithermal Deposit, Bolivia: Mineralogy, Genetic Constraints, and Distribution of Critical Elements. Minerals, 9 (8). 472 doi:10.3390/min9080472
 
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