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Quartz from
Baccu Locci Mine, Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy


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Chalcedony

Baccu Locci Mine, Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Chalcedony

Baccu Locci Mine, Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Chalcedony

Baccu Locci Mine, Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Natrojarosite1
Chalcomenite1
Linarite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baccu Locci Mine, Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:256334
Long-form Identifier:1:3:256334:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Su Spilloncargiu, Baccu Locci Mine, Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘSu Spilloncargiu, Baccu Locci Mine, Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘMonte Ollasteddu prospect, Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘSa Lilla Mine, Armungia, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘMonte Ordini Prospect, Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘPerda Majori Mine, Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘBrecca-Genna Flumini Mine (Brecca Mine), San Vito, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘSu Leonargiu Mine, San Vito, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘNuraghe San Lorenzo, Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘBruncu Sciolas skarnoid outcrops, San Vito, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘArcu Genna Arrela (Arcu Gennarrela), Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
References
Fadda, S., Fiori, M., Pretti, S., and Valera, P. (2010) Volcanic–sedimentary metal deposition in paleomargin environment: a "protore" occurrence in Central Sardinia (Italy). Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, 43, 2446-2454.
Funedda, Antonio, Naitza, Stefano, Buttau, Cristina, Cocco, Fabrizio, Dini, Andrea (2018) Structural Controls of Ore Mineralization in a Polydeformed Basement: Field Examples from the Variscan Baccu Locci Shear Zone (SE Sardinia, Italy) Minerals, 8 (10) 456 doi:10.3390/min8100456
 
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