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Quartz from
Cotella Valley, Entracque, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cotella Valley, Entracque, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:531746
Long-form Identifier:1:3:531746:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘPunta Chistafort, Entracque, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘPunta Olivazzo, Entracque, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘMonte Ray, Entracque, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘAsta Mine (Cima d'Asta Mine), Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘColle di Laura, Entracque, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘLausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘChiotas Reservoir, Entracque, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘQuartz vein outcrop, Sant'Anna di Valdieri, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘCorno Stella, Terme di Valdieri, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘArgentera-North Peak (west face), Terme di Valdieri, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Olimpo, Guido (1981) Ritrovamenti mineralogici nelle Valli del Gesso (Cuneo). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 5, 1 (1-1981), 13-18
Piccoli, Gian Carlo (2002) Minerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, L'Artistica Savigliano, Savigliano (Cuneo), 362 pp.
Piccoli, Gian Carlo, and Lombardo, Bruno (2004) Il massiccio cristallino dell'Argentera. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 28, 1(1-2004), 6-23
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.
 
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