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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Native Sulphur from
Borgofranco Mines, Biò, Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


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Native Sulphur, etc.

Borgofranco Mines, Biò, Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Native Sulphur, etc.

Borgofranco Mines, Biò, Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Native Sulphur, etc.

Borgofranco Mines, Biò, Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Sulphur
Formula:S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena2
Quartz2
Diaphorite2
Boulangerite1
Siderite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Sulphur data
Locality Data:Click here to view Borgofranco Mines, Biò, Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:553851
Long-form Identifier:1:3:553851:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Sulphur
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘBrosso Mine, Calea, Lessolo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘBriasse lode, Tavagnasco Mines, Tavagnasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘTraversella Mine, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘQuittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘAlpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘPoggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘIsola Mine, Vocca, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘNel Glacier, Ceresole Reale, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
56.1km (34.8 miles) ⓘAlvani Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
59.8km (37.2 miles) ⓘGypsum quarries, Gessi, Moncalvo, Asti Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Ambrino, P., Blass, G., Boscardin, M., Ciriotti, M.E., Dalla Fontana, G., Kolitsch, U., Martini, B., Milli, L., Salvetti, A., Bonacina, E. (2008). Borgofranco d'Ivrea. La paragenesi a solfuri e solfosali delle miniere argentifere. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 3/2008, 144-162
 
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