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Gypsum from
Porretta Terme spa artificial tunnel network, Porretta Terme, Alto Reno Terme, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


Locality type:Tunnel
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Porretta Terme spa artificial tunnel network, Porretta Terme, Alto Reno Terme, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1232756
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1232756:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘCiano, Zocca, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘDragone Valley mines, Cinghi ophiolites (incl. Cinghio del Corvo), Palagano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘDenzano, Marano sul Panaro, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘMontegibbio, Sassuolo, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘVallurbana, Sassuolo, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘMount Paderno (Mount Paterno; Monte Paderno), Bologna, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘMadonna dei Boschi Quarry ("Cava a filo" quarry), San Lazzaro di Savena, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘGhelli Quarry (Croara Quarry), Pianoro, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘFiorini Quarry, San Lazzaro di Savena, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
46.3km (28.7 miles) ⓘPrete Santo Quarry (Ghelli Quarry), San Lazzaro di Savena, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
References
D’Angeli, M.I., De Waele, J., Carbone, C., Parise, M., Madonia, G., Vattano, M. (2017) Secondary minerals from Italian sulfuric acid caves. In: Moore, K., White, S. (eds.), Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Speleology, Sidney, NSW, Australia, July 22-28, 2017. Australian Speleological Federation Inc., Sideney, Vol.1, 237-241
D'Angeli, I. M., Carbone, C., Nagostinis, M., Parise, M., Vattano, M., Madonia, G., and De Waele, J. (2018) New insights on secondary minerals from Italian sulfuric acid caves. International Journal of Speleology, 47, 3, 271-291.
 
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