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Rhodochrosite from
Gambatesa Mine, Reppia, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy


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Rhodochrosite

Gambatesa Mine, Reppia, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Rhodochrosite

Gambatesa Mine, Reppia, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Rhodochrosite

Gambatesa Mine, Reppia, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Rhodochrosite, etc.

Gambatesa Mine, Reppia, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Rhodochrosite

Gambatesa Mine, Reppia, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Rhodochrosite

Gambatesa Mine, Reppia, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Rhodochrosite

Gambatesa Mine, Reppia, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Rhodochrosite, etc.

Gambatesa Mine, Reppia, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Rhodochrosite

Gambatesa Mine, Reppia, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Rhodochrosite

Gambatesa Mine, Reppia, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Rhodochrosite

Gambatesa Mine, Reppia, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Rhodochrosite, etc.

Gambatesa Mine, Reppia, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Rhodochrosite
Formula:MnCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Neotocite6
Kutnohorite5
Sursassite3
Carpholite3
Alabandite3
Ganophyllite2
Calcite1
Medaite1
Goethite1
Baryte1
Braunite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodochrosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gambatesa Mine, Reppia, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (43 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:40306
Long-form Identifier:1:3:40306:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodochrosite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘMolinello Mine, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘScrava Mine (Statale Mine), Statale, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘCassagna Mine, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘMonte Alpe Mine, Monte Alpe, Maissana, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘCerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘMonte Nero Mine, Rocchetta di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
59.3km (36.9 miles) ⓘScortico-Ravazzone mine, Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
415 (354).
Pagano, Renato, Marchesini, Marco (2001) The Val Graveglia Manganese District, Liguria, Italy. The Mineralogical Record, 32 (5) 349-415
 
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