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Malachite from
La Selva prospect, San Nazzaro Val Cavargna, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Selva prospect, San Nazzaro Val Cavargna, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:156643
Long-form Identifier:1:3:156643:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘMarble quarries, Musso, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘPonte Aranno, Novaggio, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘSassi Rossi mine, Cortabbio, Primaluna, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘFaidallo Mine, Cortabbio, Primaluna, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘNuovo Ribasso (Piantelli concession), Faidallo mine, Cortabbio, Primaluna, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘPessina and Noci Valley mines, Primaluna, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘContra Valley Mine, Primaluna, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘPassaggia Mine (Pra Piazzo mine), Introbio, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘCobbio vein, Introbio, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘValbona Mine (Zuc di Valbona Mine), Introbio, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
Fioretti, D., and Maglia, L. (1945) Itinerari mineralogici. Comune di San Bartolomeo Val Cavargna. Natura, 36, 2, 42-44
Boscardin, M.; De Michele, V.; Scaini, G. (1972) Itinerari mineralogici della Lombardia. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale e Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali, Milano, Italy, 124 pp. (Originally published in: Natura, 61 (1), 5-120; the 1972 as an updated monograph)
 
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