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Tuperssuatsiaite from
Wind Mountain, Cornudas Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, USA


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Tuperssuatsiaite

Wind Mountain, Cornudas Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
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Tuperssuatsiaite, etc.

Wind Mountain, Cornudas Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
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Tuperssuatsiaite

Wind Mountain, Cornudas Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
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Tuperssuatsiaite

Wind Mountain, Cornudas Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
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Tuperssuatsiaite

Wind Mountain, Cornudas Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
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Tuperssuatsiaite, etc.

Wind Mountain, Cornudas Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
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Tuperssuatsiaite

Wind Mountain, Cornudas Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
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Tuperssuatsiaite

Wind Mountain, Cornudas Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
06408220017271983776662.jpg
Tuperssuatsiaite

Wind Mountain, Cornudas Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
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Tuperssuatsiaite, etc.

Wind Mountain, Cornudas Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
02144470017271983863009.jpg
Tuperssuatsiaite

Wind Mountain, Cornudas Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
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Tuperssuatsiaite

Wind Mountain, Cornudas Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Tuperssuatsiaite
Formula:Fe3+Fe23+(Na◻)◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Smectite Group1
Sphalerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tuperssuatsiaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wind Mountain, Cornudas Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:970168
Long-form Identifier:1:3:970168:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Jerry Cone Collection
 
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