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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte56
Calcite29
Quartz20
- var Prase1
Pyrite17
Aragonite15
Dolomite10
Ferberite8
Strontianite8
Gypsum6
Hematite6
Pyrrhotite3
Pharmacolite3
Goethite3
Magnetite3
Picropharmacolite2
Bismuthinite2
Dickite2
Chalcopyrite1
Celestine1
Marcasite1
Ankerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brosso Mine, Calea, Lessolo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (60 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44670
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44670:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
2.2km (1.3 miles) Cavallaria Quarries (Frent Quarries; Alpetta; Piani and Rio Freddo Quarries), Cavallaria Mount, Brosso, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
3.0km (1.9 miles) Borgofranco Mines, Biò, Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
3.8km (2.4 miles) Briasse lode, Tavagnasco Mines, Tavagnasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
4.5km (2.8 miles) Piaunetto lode, Tavagnasco Mines, Tavagnasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
4.9km (3.1 miles) Traversella Mine, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
28.7km (17.8 miles) Brusson Mine, Brusson, Aosta Valley, Italy
41.2km (25.6 miles) Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy
42.5km (26.4 miles) Parete delle Aquile, Noasca, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
45.6km (28.3 miles) La Cuccagna Mine, Noasca, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
47.9km (29.8 miles) Valmaggia, Cravagliana, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
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