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Limestone from
Portofino Promontory, Genoa, Liguria, Italy


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Limestone

Portofino Promontory, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Limestone

Portofino Promontory, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Limestone

Portofino Promontory, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Locality type:Headland
Classification
Type:Limestone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limestone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Portofino Promontory, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1422080
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1422080:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limestone
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘInternal Ligurian Units, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘMonte Copello-Reppia mine, Reppia, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘCernusca (Cernusca di Travo; Viserano), Travo, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
80.3km (49.9 miles) ⓘSan Giorgio vein (San Giorgio; Aiola; Ajola), Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘSassalbo, Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Assandri, F. (2014) Il Promontorio di Portofino: la geologia dall'alto di una montagna affacciata sul mare/ The Promontory of Portofino: the geology from a mountain by the sea. Memorie descrittive della Carta geologica d'Italia, 102, 17 - 30.
 
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