Lepidocrocite, etc.

Torgal Mine, São Luís, Odemira, Beja, Portugal

Lepidocrocite, etc.

Torgal Mine, São Luís, Odemira, Beja, Portugal

Lepidocrocite, etc.

Torgal Mine, São Luís, Odemira, Beja, Portugal

Locality type:

Mine

Classification

Species:

Lepidocrocite

Formula:

γ-Fe³⁺O(OH)

Confirmation

Validity:

Confirmed

Confirmation Methods:

Optical Analysis
Polarised-light microscopy
XRD
SEM-EDS
Raman Spectroscopy

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

ⓘ1 photo of Lepidocrocite associated with Quartz at this locality.

Data

Mineral Data:

Locality Data:

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1321010

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1321010:2

GUID (UUID V4):

4c4ac6a3-cd67-4a30-b795-1dfe6edc52f7

References

Pedro Alves collection and analytical data.

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	*Ehrlich, Hermann (2019) Marine Biological Materials of Invertebrate Origin* - Biologically-Inspired Systems No. 13. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-92483-0**	Book
	Öchsner A. Publisher Springer Ehrlich H. Springer Torgal F.P., Labrincha J.A., Diamanti M.V., Yu C.-P.,...magnetite (Fe3O4) (Lowenstam 1962a). Although, lepidocrocite (γ-FeOOH), ferrihydrite (5 Fe2O3 × 9 H2O), goethite...fibers of some keratosa sponges are composed of lepidocrocite (Fig. 2.4). It was proven that these small iron...1988, Vacelet and co-workers detected calcite, lepidocrocite and goethite (α-FeOOH) within spongin fibers...gastropods. Science 137:279–280 Lowenstam HA (1967) Lepidocrocite, an apatite mineral, and magnetite in teeth

Lepidocrocite from Torgal Mine, São Luís, Odemira, Beja, Portugal