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Pickeringite from
Brosso Mine, Calea, Lessolo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pickeringite
Formula:MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pickeringite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brosso Mine, Calea, Lessolo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:315260
Long-form Identifier:1:3:315260:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pickeringite
39.0km (24.3 miles) ⓘFragnè Mine, Chialamberto, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘMigiandone Mine (Miggiandone), Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘFreva Mine (Cuzzago Mine; Buèr Mine; Cuzzago & Nibbio Mine), Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
75.6km (47.0 miles) ⓘGrand-Praz Mine, Ayer, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘLes Moulins Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
97.5km (60.6 miles) ⓘFonte Vittoria, Brissago, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
References
Campostrini, I. (2001) Le miniere di Brosso. Monografie XXIX. Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Ed., Torino, 185 pages.
 
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