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Chalcopyrite from
Montecastelli Pisano, Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy


Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Montecastelli Pisano, Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:358739
Long-form Identifier:1:3:358739:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘRocca Sillana, Pomarance, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘPoggio dei Leccioni (Serrazzano), Serrazzano, Pomarance, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘPodere Montevecchio (Podere Montevecchio Mine; Miniera della Sambuca), Gerfalco, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘMicciano, Pomarance, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘCotorniano quarry, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘRocchette Pannocchiesi, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘMonte Nero, Volterra, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘCampiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘNiccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘBoccheggiano mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Brizzi, G., Meli, R., 1989. L'antica miniera di Montecastelli e i minerali delle rocce circostanti. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 13 (3): 163-178.
Dini, Andrea, Rielli, Andrea, Di Giuseppe, Paolo, Ruggieri, Giovanni, Boschi, Chiara (2024) The Ophiolite-Hosted Cu-Zn VMS Deposits of Tuscany (Italy). Minerals, 14 (3). 273 doi:10.3390/min14030273
 
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