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Realgar from
Abbadia San Salvatore Mine, Abbadia San Salvatore, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Realgar
Formula:As4S4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Realgar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Abbadia San Salvatore Mine, Abbadia San Salvatore, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:227644
Long-form Identifier:1:3:227644:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Realgar
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘPietrineri mine, Bagni San Filippo, Castiglione d'Orcia, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘBagnore Mine (Le Bagnore Mine), Santa Fiora, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘMorone Mine (Selvena Mine), Castell'Azzara, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘPereta Mine, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘLa Selva Mine, Casale di Pari, Civitella Paganico, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
45.6km (28.4 miles) ⓘTafone mine (Valle del Tafone mining area), Manciano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘLe Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘCampivecchi Mine (Puccioni Mine), Montoccoli-Castellaccia area (Fosso Zanca-Filone di Montoccoli area; Zanca Valley mines), Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘGavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘNiccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
A. Del Caldo, C. Del Moro, C.M. Gramaccioli, M. Boscardin M. "Guida ai Minerali" Fabbri ed. Milano, 1981
De Michele V. (1975) – Guida Mineralogica d’Italia – Ist. Geogr. De Agostini, Novara
Andreoli, F.; Mariani, P.; Scaini, G. (1978) I minerali d'Italia. Sagdos S.p.A. - Rizzoli Ed., Milano, Italy, 574 pp.
 
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