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Forsterite from
El Robledal Mine (Cañuelo skarn), Igualeja, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view El Robledal Mine (Cañuelo skarn), Igualeja, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:707622
Long-form Identifier:1:3:707622:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘLa Víbora skarn, Igualeja, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘPlains of Juanar, Sierra Blanca, Ojén, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘLos Reales, Estepona, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘConchita Mine, Estepona, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘLa Concepción mine, Ojén, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘSan Manuel Mine, Estepona, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘSierra de Mijas, Mijas, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘEncarnación Mine, Mijas, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘDoña Ana quarries, Cártama, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
References
Curras, J., Torres-Ruiz, J. (1992) El Skarn magnésico de magnetita-ludwigita del Cañuelo (Cordillras Béticas Occidentales). Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Mineralogía, 15:1, 319-322 (in Spanish).
González-Pérez, Igor, Fanlo, Isabel, Ares, Gonzalo, Gervilla, Fernando, González-Jiménez, José María, Acosta-Vigil, Antonio, Arranz, Enrique (2023) The Unconventional Peridotite-Related Mg-Fe-B Skarn of the El Robledal, SE Spain. Minerals, 13 (3) 300 doi:10.3390/min13030300
 
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