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


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Braunite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Braunite, etc.

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

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Braunite, etc.

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
06391790017272049387449.jpg
Braunite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Braunite, etc.

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Braunite
Formula:Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Alpeite6
Diopside4
- var Schefferite4
Norrishite2
Noelbensonite2
Rhodonite2
Calcite2
Cryptomelane1
Fluorapophyllite-(K)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Braunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20045
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20045:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Braunite
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘMonte Nero Mine, Rocchetta di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘLa Francesca and Montaretto Mines, Bonassola, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘMonte Pu, Castiglione Chiavarese, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘMonte Alpe Mine, Monte Alpe, Maissana, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘMonte Zenone Mine, Casarza Ligure, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘCassagna Mine, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘScrava Mine (Statale Mine), Statale, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
25.7km (15.9 miles) ⓘMolinello Mine, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘGambatesa Mine, Reppia, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘMonte Bossea Mine, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
References
American Mineralogist: 86: 197.
Brasso, R., Lucchetti, G., Zefiro, L., Palenzona, A. (1993) Mozartite, CaMn(OH)SiO 4 , a new mineral species from the Cerchiara Mine, northern Apennines, Italy. The Canadian Mineralogist, 31 (2) 331-336 doi:10.3749/1499-1276-31.2.331
 
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