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Graphite from
Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy


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Graphite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Graphite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Graphite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Graphite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
08880500017272018554147.jpg
Graphite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Graphite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Graphite
Formula:C
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
SEM-EDS
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Graphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1220900
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1220900:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Graphite
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘBurano Formation, Secchia Valley, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
76.2km (47.4 miles) ⓘSan Lorenzo a Vaccoli, Lucca, Monti Pisani, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
89.1km (55.4 miles) ⓘCosta dei Cavalieri, Fortunago, Pavia Province, Lombardy, Italy
93.0km (57.8 miles) ⓘVia della Sambuca U-V occurrence, Valle Benedetta, Livorno, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Analyses of Anthony Kampf of Natural History museum of Los Angeles - U.S.A.
Balestra, Corrado, Castellaro, Fabrizio, Kampf, Anthony R., Vajda, Emery, Esposito, Marco (2020) La miniera di Cerchiara, Borghetto di Vara, Levante Ligure: recenti identificazioni e stato dell’arte [Cerchiara mine, Borghetto di Vara, Levante Ligure: recent identifications and state of the art]. Micro, 18 (1). 2-29
 
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