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Smectite Group from
Santa Cristina, Marano di Valpolicella, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy


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Smectite Group

Santa Cristina, Marano di Valpolicella, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
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Smectite Group

Santa Cristina, Marano di Valpolicella, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
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Smectite Group

Santa Cristina, Marano di Valpolicella, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
Locality type:Hamlet
Classification
Species:'Smectite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Tobermorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smectite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Santa Cristina, Marano di Valpolicella, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1307159
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1307159:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smectite Group
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘPrun, Negrar di Valpolicella, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘCattignano quarry, San Giovanni Ilarione, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘChiereghini Valley, San Giovanni Ilarione, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘBeltrami, San Giovanni Ilarione, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘBasalt quarry (San Giovanni Ilarione quarry), San Giovanni Ilarione, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘVal di Serra Quarry, Pilcante, Ala, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘBertocchi quarry (ex Alvese quarry), San Pietro Mussolino, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘBentonite mine, Contrada Re, Monte Furlan, Cerealto, Valdagno, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘCrosano, Brentonico, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘMonte Calvarina, Roncà, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
References
Mattioli, M., Cenni, M., and Raffaelli, G. (2008) I Minerali del Veronese. Le mineralizzazioni secondarie delle rocce vulcaniche dei Monti Lessini. Memorie del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona, 2a serie, Sezione Scienze della Terra 7-2008, 196 pp.
Mattioli, Michele, Giordani, Matteo, Arcangeli, Pierluca, Valentini, Laura, Boscardin, Matteo, Pacella, Alessandro, Ballirano, Paolo (2018) Prismatic to Asbestiform Offretite from Northern Italy: Occurrence, Morphology and Crystal-Chemistry of a New Potentially Hazardous Zeolite. Minerals, 8 (2) 69 doi:10.3390/min8020069
 
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