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Aurichalcite from
Santa Lucia Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy


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Aurichalcite

Santa Lucia Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Aurichalcite

Santa Lucia Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Aurichalcite

Santa Lucia Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Aurichalcite

Santa Lucia Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Aurichalcite

Santa Lucia Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Aurichalcite

Santa Lucia Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Aurichalcite

Santa Lucia Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Aurichalcite

Santa Lucia Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Aurichalcite

Santa Lucia Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Aurichalcite
Formula:(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aurichalcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Santa Lucia Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:160482
Long-form Identifier:1:3:160482:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aurichalcite
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘPala su Sciusciu, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘS'Acqua Bona Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘScalittas, Acquaresi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘIngurtosu Mine, Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘPinn'e Perda Stope, Tiny-Arenas Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘTiny-Arenas Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘPerda Niedda Mine, Domusnovas, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘSa Duchessa Mine, Domusnovas, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘPrameri, Gonnosfanadiga, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘBarraxiutta Mine, Domusnovas, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
References
Brizzi G., Cocco E., Olmi F., Sabelli C. (1989) - Nuovi ritrovamenti di minerali nella Sardegna Sud Occidentale - Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, Milano, fasc. 2, pp. 69-82
 
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