| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Bobkingite |
| Formula: | Cu5Cl2(OH)8 · 2H2O |
| Comments: | Probably the best crystals for the species (07/2010).
Contains nickel. |
| Habit: | elongated prisms, rounded masses |
| Colour: | bright blue |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Parnauite | ⓘ1 photo of Bobkingite associated with Parnauite at this locality. |
| Azurite | ⓘ1 photo of Bobkingite associated with Azurite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Bobkingite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view La Cena del Depósito concession, Cerro Minado Mines, Cuesta Alta, Huércal-Overa, Almería, Andalusia, Spain |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (20 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 681069 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:681069:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | c11a98c9-a2a3-4db1-ba13-f9fba16d6a17 |
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VIÑALS, J., FAVREAU, G., and EYTIER C. & J.-R. (2010): Bobkingite, capgaronnite, juanitaite, gerhardtite, reevesite and other rare minerals from Cerro Minado, Huercal-Overa (Almería). Mineral Up, 4, 3, 6-23 Versions simultaneously published in Catalan (Mineralogistes de Catalunya) |
| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | December 2014 R Robert Joseph King (1923–2013) Bobkingite, Cu52+Cl2(OH)8(H2O)2, is a hydrous cupric chlorohydroxide...crystals at the La Cena del Depósito concession, Cerro Minado Mines, Cuesta Alta, Huércal-Overa, Almeria, Andalusia...Andalusia, Spain, and at a locality in Greece. The mineral was named for Dr. Robert J. King, a prominent...mineral specimens, especially the Cumbrian iron mines, the North Pennines, and the Caldbeck Fells in the...Hubbard. 2002. Description and crystal structure of bobkingite, Cu52+Cl2(OH)8(H2O)2, a new mineral from New |  | | Journal (issue) | | TELFORD – A CAUTIONARY TALE - Trevor Devon 7 BOBKINGITE - MINDAT PHOTO OF THE DAY - Roy Starkey 26 ...more involved with the team at the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals and became its webmaster, designer...uncovered some of the secrets of the abandoned mines. We explored the local hills making the long horseshoe...grains of uraninite. The bitumen from the Great Orme mines, Conwy can contain up to 9700 ppm copper, the bitumen...lanthanide-group elements) and the bitumen from the Laxey mines, Isle of Man can contain over 9% uranium. It is |
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La Cena del Depósito concession, Cerro Minado Mines, Cuesta Alta, Huércal-Overa, Almería, Andalusia, Spain