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Brochantite from
Cretaio, Prata, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tiberiobardiite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brochantite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cretaio, Prata, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1089904
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1089904:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brochantite
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘSerrabottini, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘLago dell'Accesa slag locality, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘPodere Montevecchio (Podere Montevecchio Mine; Miniera della Sambuca), Gerfalco, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘMarsiliana slag locality, Valpiana - Castello della Marsiliana area slag sites, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘBottricoli slag locality, Valpiana - Castello della Marsiliana area slag sites, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘMontecastelli Pisano, Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘPodere del Cancellino (Podere dei Cancellini) slag locality, Castagneto Carducci, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
29.4km (18.2 miles) ⓘTemperino Mine, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘMadonna di Fucinaia (Madonna della Fucinaia) slag heaps, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘLanzi Mine (Cava del Piombo; Buca del Piombo), Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Bardi, T., Bazzoni, C., Bernocchi, M., Betti, C., Biagioni, C., D'Orazio, M. & Pagani, G. (2017) Cretaio. La vecchia ricerca cuprifera presso Prata, Massa Marittima (GR). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 41, 104-118.
Biagioni, Cristian, Pasero, Marco, Zaccarini, Federica (2018) Tiberiobardiite, Cu9Al(SiO3OH)2(OH)12(H2O)6(SO4)1.5·10H2O, a New Mineral Related to Chalcophyllite from the Cretaio Cu Prospect, Massa Marittima, Grosseto (Tuscany, Italy): Occurrence and Crystal Structure. Minerals, 8 (4) 152 doi:10.3390/min8040152
 
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