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Prehnite from
Falciani bridge, Impruneta, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Bridge
Classification
Species:Prehnite
Formula:Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prehnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Falciani bridge, Impruneta, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:489527
Long-form Identifier:1:3:489527:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Prehnite
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘMount Sant'Antonio, Impruneta, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘNalbi, Impruneta, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
33.1km (20.5 miles) ⓘPoggio del Cornocchio quarries, Volterra, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘMontecatini Mine, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘMontecastelli Pisano, Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
52.4km (32.5 miles) ⓘSerra dei Zanchetti (Serra del Zanchetto ophiolite), Camugnano, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘFantoni Quarry, Monte Beni, Futa Pass - Raticosa Pass area, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘPoggio Barone (Rio della Castellina), Castel di Casio, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
56.9km (35.4 miles) ⓘMulino di Creda (Mulino del Sasso Rosso; Mulino dei Sassi Rossi), Castiglione dei Pepoli, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘRialdo, Riparbella, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Brizzi G., Meli R. (1996) - I minerali della formazione ofiolitica dell'Impruneta (FI). - Riv. Mineral. Ital., 20 1: 81-98.
 
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