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Celestine from
Aurora Mine, Montevives, Alhendín (La Malahá), Granada, Andalusia, Spain


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Celestine

Aurora Mine, Montevives, Alhendín, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
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Celestine

Aurora Mine, Montevives, Alhendín, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
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Celestine

Aurora Mine, Montevives, Alhendín, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Celestine
Formula:SrSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aragonite7
- var Strontium-bearing Aragonite7
Strontianite1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Celestine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aurora Mine, Montevives, Alhendín (La Malahá), Granada, Andalusia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:708973
Long-form Identifier:1:3:708973:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Celestine
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘEscúzar deposit, Escúzar, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘEl Gabarral quarry, Cuesta del Romeral, Antequera, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
78.3km (48.7 miles) ⓘPuente Tablas, Jaén, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
91.3km (56.7 miles) ⓘVieja Quarry, Torrequebradilla, Villatorres, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
References
Arana, R., López-Aguayo, F. y Ortega, M. (1977) Wulfenita sedimentaria en el yacimiento de Montevives (Granada). Cuadernos de Geología de la Universidad de Granada, vol. 8, 75-84
Ariza-Rodríguez, Noemi, Alejandro B. Rodríguez-Navarro, Mónica Calero de Hoces, Jose Manuel Martin, and Mario J. Muñoz-Batista. (2022) "Chemical and Mineralogical Characterization of Montevive Celestine Mineral" Minerals 12, no. 10: 1261. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12101261
 
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