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Petrified Wood from
Monteo I stope, Campalli mine, Castellina in Chianti, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Mine Zone
Classification
Species:'Petrified Wood' (not an IMA approved species)
Age information
Maximum recorded age:7.246 Ma
Minimum recorded age:5.333 Ma
Rock units:
UnitRecorded ageGeologic TimeDating methodReference
Argille del Casino (MaC)7.246 to 5.333 MaMioceneFossils
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Petrified Wood data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monteo I stope, Campalli mine, Castellina in Chianti, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1783760
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1783760:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Petrified Wood
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘMonteo II stope, Campalli mine, Castellina in Chianti, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘCampalli mine, Castellina in Chianti, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘLilliano mine, Castellina in Chianti, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘLornano Mine, Lornano, Monteriggioni, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘPoggio Orlando mine, Lornano, Monteriggioni, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
2.7km (1.6 miles) ⓘMontenero prospect, Lornano, Monteriggioni, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘFognano, Montepulciano, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
71.2km (44.2 miles) ⓘVia della Sambuca U-V occurrence, Valle Benedetta, Livorno, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
72.1km (44.8 miles) ⓘPetrified wood occurrence, Collesalvetti, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘPetrified wood occurrence, Livorno, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Santucci, Alessandro; Vismara, Eliana (n.d.) Discovery by personal field research and sampling, submitted to Italian geological and/or mineralogical research institution. Santucci - Vismara Mineralogical Collection.
 
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