Belmonteite, CaMn2(AsO4)2(H2O)5 ⋅ 2H2O, a new arsenate mineral from the Mn ore deposits of the Graveglia Valley, eastern Liguria, Italy

Biagioni, Cristian; Sejkora, Jiří; Dolníček, Zdeněk

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Belmonteite, CaMn₂(AsO₄)₂(H₂O)₅ ⋅ 2H₂O, a new arsenate mineral from the Mn ore deposits of the Graveglia Valley, eastern Liguria, Italy

Cristian Biagioni, Jiří Sejkora, and Zdeněk Dolníček

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