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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Pentlandite from
Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain


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Pentlandite, etc.

Aguablanca Mine, Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Pentlandite, etc.

Aguablanca Mine, Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Pentlandite, etc.

Aguablanca Mine, Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Pentlandite, etc.

Aguablanca Mine, Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
08246590017363764542317.jpg
Pentlandite, etc.

Aguablanca Mine, Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Pentlandite, etc.

Aguablanca Mine, Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)Σ9S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrrhotite2
Chalcopyrite1
Merenskyite1
Michenerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:548825
Long-form Identifier:1:3:548825:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Ortega, L.; Lunar, R.; Garcia-Palomero, F.; Moreno, T.; Martin-Estevez, J. R.; Prichard, H. M.; Fisher, P. C. (2004) The Aguablanca Ni-Cu-PGE deposit, southwestern Iberia: magmatic ore-forming processes and retrograde evolution. The Canadian Mineralogist, 42 (2). 325-350 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.42.2.325
Tornos, Fernando, Galindo, Carmen, Casquet, César, Rodríguez Pevida, Luis, Martínez, César, Martínez, Enrique, Velasco, Francisco, Iriondo, Alexander (2006) The Aguablanca Ni–(Cu) sulfide deposit, SW Spain: geologic and geochemical controls and the relationship with a midcrustal layered mafic complex. Mineralium Deposita, 41 (8) 737-769 doi:10.1007/s00126-006-0090-6
Piña, R., Gervilla, F., Ortega, L., Lunar, R. (2008) Mineralogy and geochemistry of platinum-group elements in the Aguablanca Ni-Cu deposit (SW Spain) Mineralogy and Petrology, 92 (1) 259-282 doi:10.1007/s00710-007-0195-3
Suárez, S., Nieto, F., Velasco, F., & Martín, F. J. (2011). Serpentine and chlorite as effective Ni-Cu sinks during weathering of the Aguablanca sulphide deposit (SW Spain). TEM evidence for metal-retention mechanisms in sheet silicates. European Journal of Mineralogy, 23(2), 179-196.
 
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