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Troilite from
Poggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


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Troilite

Poggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Troilite

Poggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Troilite

Poggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Troilite

Poggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Troilite

Poggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Troilite

Poggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Troilite

Poggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Troilite

Poggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Troilite

Poggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Troilite

Poggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Troilite

Poggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Troilite

Poggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Troilite
Formula:FeS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Troilite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Poggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:254404
Long-form Identifier:1:3:254404:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Troilite
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘServette slag heaps, Servette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘFei di Doccio, Quarona, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
80.7km (50.1 miles) ⓘValmaggia, Cravagliana, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘPiasco serpentinite quarry (S.P.E.M.E. Quarry; Piasco Mine), Piasco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Prete, R. (1995) L'amiantifera di S. Vittore, Balangero, Torino. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 4/1995, 313-333.
 
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