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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Poggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:297873
Long-form Identifier:1:3:297873:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘBecchi delle Curbassere (Becchi delle Courbassere; Becchi di Corbassera; Curbassere; Courbassere; Corbassera), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘPunta Corna - Torre di Ovarda Mines, Usseglio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘBessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘPian degli Svedesi, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘTraversella Mine, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘLas Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘBrosso Mine, Calea, Lessolo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
33.1km (20.5 miles) ⓘCavallaria Quarries (Frent Quarries; Alpetta; Piani and Rio Freddo Quarries), Cavallaria Mount, Brosso, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘMontaju, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘRosa tunnel, Tavagnasco Mines, Tavagnasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
Prete, R. (1995) L'amiantifera di S. Vittore, Balangero, Torino. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 4/1995, 313-333.
 
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