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Proustite from
La Platosa Mine, Bermejillo, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico
| Locality type: | Mine |
|---|---|
| Classification | |
| Species: | Proustite |
| Formula: | Ag3AsS3 |
| Confirmation | |
| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | |
| Gypsum | ⓘ12 photos of Proustite associated with Gypsum at this locality. |
| Acanthite | ⓘ4 photos of Proustite associated with Acanthite at this locality. |
| Data | |
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Proustite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view La Platosa Mine, Bermejillo, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers | |
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 637340 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:637340:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 59c97f57-3a9d-41a9-9caa-01e178679f86 |
| References | |
| email to Rob Lavinsky from Peter McGaw 2009 | |
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