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Pearceite from
Boarezzo Mine (Pradisci prospect; Rio Carpane prospect), Boarezzo, Valganna, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy


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Pearceite, etc.

Boarezzo Mine, Boarezzo, Valganna, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
07609640017565736418248.jpg
Pearceite, etc.

Boarezzo Mine, Boarezzo, Valganna, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Pearceite, etc.

Boarezzo Mine, Boarezzo, Valganna, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pearceite
Formula:[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Acanthite1
Tetrahedrite Subgroup1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pearceite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boarezzo Mine (Pradisci prospect; Rio Carpane prospect), Boarezzo, Valganna, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:256863
Long-form Identifier:1:3:256863:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pearceite
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘContra Valley Mine, Primaluna, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘLengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
73.4km (45.6 miles) ⓘZorzone Mine, Zorzone, Vedra Valley, Oltre il Colle, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘKaltenberg Mine, Blüomatttälli, Turtmann Valley, Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk, Valais, Switzerland
97.7km (60.7 miles) ⓘBella Tola, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
References
Orlandi P. & Silvani A.(1994): Jalpaite, Pearceite ed altri minerali di Argento di Boarezzo VA., Riv. Min. It., 4, 343-347. and Orlandi, P., & Campostrini, I., 2006. Boarezzo. I minerali della ricerca mineraria "Pradisci". Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 30 (1), 14-24.
 
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