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Native Gold from
Pestarena gold mine (Pestarena Mines), Macugnaga, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


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Native Gold, etc.

Pestarena gold mine, Macugnaga, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Native Gold, etc.

Pestarena gold mine, Macugnaga, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Native Gold, etc.

Pestarena gold mine, Macugnaga, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite2
Quartz2
Arsenopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pestarena gold mine (Pestarena Mines), Macugnaga, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:227646
Long-form Identifier:1:3:227646:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
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