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Fluorite from
Burano Formation, Secchia Valley, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


Locality type:Formation
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Burano Formation, Secchia Valley, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1523947
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1523947:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
19.6km (12.1 miles) ⓘGypsum quarry, Sassalbo, Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘOrto di Donna, Minucciano, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘScortico-Ravazzone mine, Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘRavaccione quarries (Ravaccione Quarry; Torrione Quarry; Tecchione Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘLorano quarries (Lorano I Quarry; Lorano II Quarry; Lorano Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘCollestretto Quarry (Colle Stretto Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘPolvaccio Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
38.9km (24.1 miles) ⓘFossa degli Angeli Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘLa Facciata Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘBattaglino quarries (Battaglino A Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Caucia, Franca, Scacchetti, Maurizio, Marinoni, Luigi, Gilio, Mattia (2022) Black Quartz from the Burano Formation (Val Secchia, Italy): An Unusual Gem. Minerals, 12 (11) 1449 doi:10.3390/min12111449
 
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