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Native Copper from
Motta fossil wood occurrence, Tanaro River, Costigliole d'Asti, Asti Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Native Copper
Formula:Cu
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Motta fossil wood occurrence, Tanaro River, Costigliole d'Asti, Asti Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1644293
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1644293:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
67.4km (41.9 miles) ⓘCarpenara slag locality, Varenna Valley, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
69.4km (43.1 miles) ⓘMt. Ramazzo Mine, Borzoli, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘPoggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
79.1km (49.1 miles) ⓘCreto, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
81.7km (50.8 miles) ⓘCavallaria Quarries (Frent Quarries; Alpetta; Piani and Rio Freddo Quarries), Cavallaria Mount, Brosso, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
82.8km (51.4 miles) ⓘTraversella Mine, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘEspérance tunnel, Tavagnasco Mines, Tavagnasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
85.5km (53.1 miles) ⓘFragnè Mine, Chialamberto, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
96.6km (60.0 miles) ⓘVallauria Mine, Tende, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
97.1km (60.3 miles) ⓘLa Cabane des Clausis smelting site slag locality, Les Clausis mine, Saint-Véran, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
References
Ciriotti, Marco E., Marello, Bruno, Bittarello, Erica, Brizio, Piero, Piccoli, Gian Carlo, Marengo, Alessandra, Barresi, Antonello, Damarco, Piero (2024) Minerali dei legni fossili del fiume Tanaro, Govone, Cuneo e Motta, Costigliole d’Asti, Piemonte Centrale [Minerals of the fossil woods of the Tanaro river, Govone, Cuneo and Motta, Costigliole d’Asti, Central Piedmont]. Micro, 22 (3). 229-250 doi:10.57635/MICRO.2024.22.9
 
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