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Malachite from
Montecatini Mine, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Malachite

Montecatini Mine, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Malachite

Montecatini Mine, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Malachite

Montecatini Mine, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Copper1
Cuprite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Montecatini Mine, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:154103
Long-form Identifier:1:3:154103:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘTerriccio, Castellina Marittima, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘLa Striscia, Il Castagno, Gambassi Terme, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘIano (Jano), Montaione, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘFornaci di Montignoso Quarry (Bi.Bru Quarry), Montaione, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘCampo di Sasso, Bibbona, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘCetine di Camporbiano Mine (Le Cetine; Cetine di Volterra; Cetine di Gambassi), Podere Giuseppe, Gambassi Terme, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘPoggio del Cornocchio quarries, Volterra, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘGambassi Quarry (Borgo alla Collina), Gambassi Terme, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘCastagno prospects (Migliarino and Forra prospects), Il Castagno, Gambassi Terme, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘMontecastelli Pisano, Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Terenzi A., Meli R., 1988. La miniera cuprifera di Montecatini in Val di Cecina (PI) Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 12 (1): 19-26
 
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