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Calcite from
Boccheggiano mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Calcite

Boccheggiano mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Calcite

Boccheggiano mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Calcite

Boccheggiano mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Calcite, etc.

Boccheggiano mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Calcite

Boccheggiano mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Calcite

Boccheggiano mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Calcite

Boccheggiano mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Calcite, etc.

Boccheggiano mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Calcite

Boccheggiano mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Calcite

Boccheggiano mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Calcite

Boccheggiano mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Calcite, etc.

Boccheggiano mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aragonite6
Pyrrhotite2
Pyrite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boccheggiano mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:252244
Long-form Identifier:1:3:252244:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘCampiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘIl Troscione, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘCretaio, Prata, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘPodere Montevecchio (Podere Montevecchio Mine; Miniera della Sambuca), Gerfalco, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘNiccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘPoggio al Montone, Montoccoli-Castellaccia area (Fosso Zanca-Filone di Montoccoli area; Zanca Valley mines), Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘCampivecchi Mine (Puccioni Mine), Montoccoli-Castellaccia area (Fosso Zanca-Filone di Montoccoli area; Zanca Valley mines), Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘFenice Capanne Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘArialla slag locality, Valpiana - Castello della Marsiliana area slag sites, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘSerrabottini, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Bazzoni C. et al., 2003. Il "Filone di Boccheggiano": miniere e minerali. Riv. Miner. Ital., 1: 78-89
Tacconi, E. (1904) Note mineralogiche sul giacimento cuprifero di Boccheggiano. Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, serie 5, Rendiconti, Classe di scienze fisiche, matematiche e naturali, 13 (1° semestre): 337-341
 
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