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Blödite from
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile


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Blödite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Blödite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Blödite, etc.

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Blödite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Blödite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Blödite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Blödite, etc.

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Blödite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Blödite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Blödite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Blödite, etc.

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Blödite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Blödite
Formula:Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Darapskite
Kröhnkite
Mirabilite
Natrochalcite
Thénardite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Kröhnkite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Blödite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2098
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2098:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Blödite
76.8km (47.7 miles) ⓘMaria Elena Mine, Oficina María Elena, María Elena, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile
79.4km (49.3 miles) ⓘLa Vendida Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
87.8km (54.5 miles) ⓘPedro de Valdivia, Salar de Miraje, María Elena, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile
References
Palache, C., Warren, C.H. (1908) Kröhnkite, natrochalcite (a new mineral), and other sulphates from Chile. American Journal Of Science, S. 4 Vol. 26. 342-348
Bandy, Mark C. (1938) Mineralogy of three sulphate deposits of northern Chile. American Mineralogist, 23 (11) 669-760
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Ericksen, George E., Mrose, Mary E. (1970) Mineralogical studies of the nitrate deposits of Chile. II. Darapskite,. American Mineralogist, 55 (9-10) 1500-1517
 
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