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Native Sulphur from
Maissa Mine, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Sulphur
Formula:S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Sulphur data
Locality Data:Click here to view Maissa Mine, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1018865
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1018865:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Sulphur
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘLausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘPornassino, Ormea, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘCase Pollaio, Pornassino, Ormea, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
36.3km (22.5 miles) ⓘMasueria, Gilba Valley, Brossasco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘRoccaniera ravine, Lucéram, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
55.5km (34.5 miles) ⓘBricco Volti - Monte Ortieul quarrying area, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
59.6km (37.0 miles) ⓘFrascheri Mine, Bardineto, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
60.3km (37.4 miles) ⓘPastori Mine, Pastori, Murialdo, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
62.2km (38.6 miles) ⓘCosta Balzi Rossi, Magliolo, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘCrosetto Mine, Prali, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
Barelli, Vincenzo (1835) Cenni di statistica mineralogica degli Stati di S.M. il Re di Sardegna ovvero catalogo ragionato della raccolta formatasi presso Azienda Generale dell’Interno [Outline of the mineralogical statistics of the States of His Majesty the King of Sardinia, or a reasoned catalog of the collection formed at the General Administration of the Interior]. Giuseppe Fodratti.
Jervis, Guglielmo (1873) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia descrizione topografica e geologica di tutte le localita nel Regno d'Italia [The underground treasures of Italy topographical and geological description of all the locations in the Kingdom of Italy] Vol. 1 - Regione Della Alpi.
Piccoli, G.C. (2002): Minerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo), 366 pp.
 
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