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Magnetite from
Boccassuolo, Palagano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boccassuolo, Palagano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1234977
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1234977:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘCa' de Giannasi ophiolite, Frassinoro, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘPonticelli, Vesale, Sestola, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘPompeano ophiolite, Serramazzoni, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘSassomorello ophiolite, Sassomorello, Prignano sulla Secchia, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘSasso dei Carli (Sasso dei Diamanti), Montese, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘSasso delle Lucine, Castelluccio di Moscheda, Montese, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘVarana ophiolite, Serramazzoni, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘSabbionara quarry, Nigone, Ramiseto, Ventasso, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘCava del Ferro (Bùgie mines; Trimpello), Fornovolasco, Fabbriche di Vergemoli, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘMonte Tambura, Vagli Sotto, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Gallitelli, P. (1929) Nota di mineralogia modenese. Atti della Società dei Naturalisti e Matematici di Modena, serie 6, 8 (60), 86-97
 
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