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


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Spangolite

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

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

Baccu Locci Mine, Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
02177450017272016608076.jpg
Spangolite

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

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

Baccu Locci Mine, Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Spangolite
Formula:Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spangolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baccu Locci Mine, Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:256341
Long-form Identifier:1:3:256341:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spangolite
48.4km (30.0 miles) ⓘFuntana Raminosa Mine, Gadoni, Nuoro Province, Sardinia, Italy
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘFurtei mine, Furtei, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
75.7km (47.0 miles) ⓘCanale Serci Mine (Monti Mannu Mine), Villacidro, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
80.5km (50.0 miles) ⓘSan Pietro Mine, Monte Tamara mining area, Nuxis, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
82.2km (51.1 miles) ⓘPerda Niedda Mine, Domusnovas, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
85.1km (52.9 miles) ⓘTiny-Arenas Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
References
Campostrini, I., Gramaccioli, C. M., Demartin, F. (1999) Orlandiite, Pb3Cl4(SeO3)3•H2O, a new mineral species, and an associated lead-copper selenite chloride from the Baccu Locci mine, Sardinia, Italy. The Canadian Mineralogist, 37 (6) 1493-1498
Campostrini, I., Gramaccioli, C.M. (2001) Selenium-rich secondary minerals from the Baccu Locci mine (Sardinia, Italy). Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen: 177(1): 37-59.
 
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