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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1352048
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1352048:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
12.6km (7.9 miles) ⓘPiazza Mine, Deiva Marina, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘCampegli Mine (Sant'Elena Mine), Campegli, Castiglione Chiavarese, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘCu mine, Bargone, Casarza Ligure, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘLibiola Mine, Sestri Levante, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘGambatesa Mine, Reppia, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘLe Cascine, Reppia, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘCrestola quarries (Crestola C Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘScortico-Ravazzone mine, Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
34.5km (21.5 miles) ⓘBicchieri Quarry (Lorano Basso Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘLa Piastra Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
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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