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Zircon from
Sasso di Castro, Futa Pass - Raticosa Pass area, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy


Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sasso di Castro, Futa Pass - Raticosa Pass area, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1437281
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1437281:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘFantoni Quarry, Monte Beni, Futa Pass - Raticosa Pass area, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘSasso della Mantesca, Piancaldoli, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘRio delle Pozzere, San Clemente, Monterenzio, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘCa' di Micco tonalite (Ca' di Micco "granite"), Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘCasa Castiglione tonalite (Ca' Castiglione tonalite; Casa Castiglioni "granite"), Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘRio San Michele plagiogranite, Renno, Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘCarraie Hill, Impruneta, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘSassi Neri-Sodera area, Impruneta, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
72.8km (45.3 miles) ⓘSasso Cinturino, Villa Collemandina, Garfagnana, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
74.1km (46.0 miles) ⓘFornovolasco metarhyolite formation, Fornovolasco, Fabbriche di Vergemoli, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Bortolotti, V., Cellai, D., Chiari, M., Vaggelli, G. (1995): 40Ar/39Ar dating of Apenninic ophiolites: 3.Plagiogranites from Sasso di Castro, Northern Tuscany, Italy. Ofioliti, 20, 55–65.
 
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