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Datolite from
Boccassuolo, Palagano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Datolite
Formula:CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Prehnite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Datolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boccassuolo, Palagano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:426982
Long-form Identifier:1:3:426982:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Datolite
3.0km (1.8 miles) Dragone Valley mines, Cinghi ophiolites (incl. Cinghio del Corvo), Palagano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
4.4km (2.7 miles) Ca' de Giannasi ophiolite, Frassinoro, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
8.9km (5.5 miles) Sasso Tignoso, Pievepelago, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
15.0km (9.3 miles) Sasso Puzzino ophiolite, Renno, Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
22.0km (13.7 miles) Castellaro, Villa Minozzo, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
34.9km (21.7 miles) Poggio Barone (Rio della Castellina), Castel di Casio, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
36.1km (22.5 miles) Cerezzola, Canossa, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
41.7km (25.9 miles) Serra dei Zanchetti (Serra del Zanchetto ophiolite), Camugnano, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
45.1km (28.0 miles) Mulino di Creda (Mulino del Sasso Rosso; Mulino dei Sassi Rossi), Castiglione dei Pepoli, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
55.2km (34.3 miles) Pallereto quarry, Barberino di Mugello, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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