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Lun'okite from
Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal


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Lun'okite, etc.

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Lun'okite

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Lun'okite, etc.

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Lun'okite

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Lun'okite, etc.

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Lun'okite

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Lun'okite
Formula:(Mn,Ca)(Mg,Fe,Mn)Al(PO4)2OH · 4H2O
Habit:Short tabular crystals with simple forms.
Rarely isolated, can form parallel aggregates or spheroidal aggregates.
Colour:Clear orange/honey, usually gemmy, or pale white.
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Isokite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lun'okite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:917556
Long-form Identifier:1:3:917556:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Lun'okite
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘFonte da Cal Mine, Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
References
Alves, P., Leal Gomes, C., Lopes Nunes, J.E (2012) : Produtos de evolução de triplite-zwieselite, fluorapatite e isokite da mina Sítio do Castelo (Folgosinho, Guarda). II Congresso Jovens Investigadores em Geociências, LEG 2012.
 
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