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Melilite Group from
Herrerías Volcano (Las Herrerías quarry), Bolaños de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain


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Melilite Group, etc.

Herrerías Volcano, Bolaños de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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Melilite Group, etc.

Herrerías Volcano, Bolaños de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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Melilite Group, etc.

Herrerías Volcano, Bolaños de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Locality type:Volcano
Classification
Species:'Melilite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:A2M(XSiO7)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Nepheline2
Hydroxylapatite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melilite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Herrerías Volcano (Las Herrerías quarry), Bolaños de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:859972
Long-form Identifier:1:3:859972:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melilite Group
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘCerro Moreno volcano (Cerro Moreno quarry), Almagro, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘEl Arzollar volcano, Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
References
Calvo, Miguel, Viñals, Joan, Sanz, Agustín, Martí, Joan (2013) Zeolites and associated minerals in the vacuoles of some of the Campo de Calatrava volcanoes - Ciudad Real, Spain. Mineral Up, 3 (4) 54-69
 
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