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Fibroferrite from
Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile


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Fibroferrite

Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Fibroferrite

Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Fibroferrite

Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Fibroferrite

Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Fibroferrite

Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Fibroferrite

Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Fibroferrite

Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Fibroferrite

Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Fibroferrite

Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Fibroferrite

Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Fibroferrite

Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Fibroferrite

Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fibroferrite
Formula:Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fibroferrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:163248
Long-form Identifier:1:3:163248:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fibroferrite
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘQueténa Mine (Queténa Prospect), Toki Cu deposit (Toki Cluster), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
37.9km (23.5 miles) ⓘLa Compañia Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘChuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
References
Kampf, A.R.
Mills, S.J.
Housley, R.M.
Williams, P.A.
Kampf, A. R., Mills, S. J., Housley, R. M., Williams, P. A., Dini, M. (2012) Alcaparrosaite, K3Ti4+Fe3+(SO4)4O(H2O)2, a new hydrophobic Ti4+ sulfate from Alcaparrosa, Chile. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (4) 851-861 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.4.03
 
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