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Dolomite from
Zuccarello (Rian Gianco), Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy


Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Smithsonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zuccarello (Rian Gianco), Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:253772
Long-form Identifier:1:3:253772:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘVia Pineta, Castelbianco, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘSambuco, Balestrino, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘFrascheri Mine, Bardineto, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘMontaldo Mine (Montaldo di Mondovì Mine), Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘGameragna, Stella, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘMolinetto gravel quarry (Arrestra quarry), Cogoleto, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
58.2km (36.2 miles) ⓘBadia di Tiglieto, Tiglieto, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘMonte Ray, Entracque, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘBalzi Rossi (Baoussé-Roussé), Ventimiglia, Imperia Province, Liguria, Italy
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘCarbocalcio Quarry (Marmorea Quarry; San Lorenzo quarry), San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Pelloux, A. (1926) Res Ligusticae LVI. Sferocobaltite e altri minerali della valle del Neva. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, 52 (1925-1928), 269-272
Antofilli, Mario, Borgo, Emilio, Palenzona, Andrea (1985) I nostri minerali : geologia e mineralogia in Liguria (2nd ed.). Edizioni Melita.
 
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