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Monteponite from
Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy


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Monteponite, etc.

Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Monteponite

Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Monteponite

Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Monteponite, etc.

Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Monteponite, etc.

Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Monteponite

Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Monteponite

Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Monteponite, etc.

Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Monteponite, etc.

Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Monteponite

Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Monteponite

Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Monteponite, etc.

Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Monteponite
Formula:CdO
Comments:It was discovered in Genna Rutta mine (one of the mines of Monteponi mining complex) in 1901.
Habit:cube - octahedric, crusts
Colour:black
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Hemimorphite
Smithsonite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Smithsonite6
Hemimorphite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Monteponite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:42003
Long-form Identifier:1:3:42003:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Fairbanks, 1946 see also: Forti P., Perna G. (1988) :Genesi della Monteponite di Monteponi (CA) - Rivista Min. Italiana, Milano, fasc. 1, pp. 45-49
 
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