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Alunite from
Altar East, Altar deposit, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentina


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Alunite
Formula:KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Altar East, Altar deposit, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentina
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1381574
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1381574:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Alunite
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘLlahuĂ­n porphyry Cu–Mo ± Au cluster, LimarĂ­ Province, Coquimbo, Chile
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘCasposo Mine, Casposo Property, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentina
89.6km (55.7 miles) ⓘEl Bronce Mine, Petorca, Petorca Province, Valparaíso, Chile
References
Zwahlen, C., Cioldi, S., Wagner, T., Rey, R., Heinrich, C. (2014) The Porphyry Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit at Altar (Argentina): Tracing Gold Distribution by Vein Mapping and LA-ICP-MS Mineral Analysis. Economic Geology, 109 (5) 1341-1358 doi:10.2113/econgeo.109.5.1341
 
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