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Quartz from
Montevecchio Mines, Guspini, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy


Locality type:Mining Area
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Smithsonite5
- var Monheimite5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Montevecchio Mines, Guspini, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:254709
Long-form Identifier:1:3:254709:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Sanna vein, Montevecchio Mines, Guspini, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘSanna vein, Montevecchio Mines, Guspini, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘSalaponi (Nuedda; Gibba de Ferru), Guspini, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘTintillonis Mine (Genna Sitzia; Sa Roa; Punta Tomasu; Riu Castangia), Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘIngurtosu Mine, Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘCrabulazzu Mine (Crabulassu Mine; Crabulatzu Mine; Crabulazzu-Gragonti Mine), Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘGennamari Mine, Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘPrameri, Gonnosfanadiga, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘNieddoris Mine, Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘFenugu Sibiri Mine, Gonnosfanadiga, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘGenna Su Padenti Prospect, Gonnosfanadiga, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
References
Preite, D., & Zuanel, A. (2007). Montevecchio: storia, miniere e minerali. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 31 (4), 230-246.
Sedda, Lorenzo, De Giudici, Giovanni, Fancello, Dario, Podda, Francesca, Naitza, Stefano (2024) Unlocking Strategic and Critical Raw Materials: Assessment of Zinc and REEs Enrichment in Tailings and Zn-Carbonate in a Historical Mining Area (Montevecchio, SW Sardinia) Minerals, 14 (1) doi:10.3390/min14010003
 
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