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Ankerite from
Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy


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Ankerite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Ankerite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Ankerite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ankerite
Formula:Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ankerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:160253
Long-form Identifier:1:3:160253:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ankerite
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘMonte Brugiana Quarry (Brugiana South-West Quarry; Monte Brugiana South-West Quarry), Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
37.6km (23.3 miles) ⓘFossa Combratta marble quarry (Brugiana North Quarry; Monte Brugiana North Quarry), Monte Brugiana north slope, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘBottino Mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
50.6km (31.4 miles) ⓘLevigliani mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
76.0km (47.2 miles) ⓘBocchetta Pass, Campomorone, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
91.7km (57.0 miles) ⓘLimoncino, Livorno, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
93.6km (58.1 miles) ⓘSasso dei Carli (Sasso dei Diamanti), Montese, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
96.3km (59.9 miles) ⓘCalignaia quarry, Livorno, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Palenzona, A., Di Giovanni, F., Borgo, E. (1988) La miniera di manganese di Cerchiara (SP). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana: 4: 209-218.
 
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