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Sphalerite from
Gaeta Mine, San Siro, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gaeta Mine, San Siro, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:636151
Long-form Identifier:1:3:636151:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘLa Selva prospect, San Nazzaro Val Cavargna, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘMorso Alto Mine, Rossiga Valley, Cortenova, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘSassi Rossi mine, Cortabbio, Primaluna, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘFaidallo Mine, Cortabbio, Primaluna, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘNuovo Ribasso (Piantelli concession), Faidallo mine, Cortabbio, Primaluna, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘCortabbio, Primaluna, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘPessina and Noci Valley mines, Primaluna, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘContra Valley Mine, Primaluna, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘPassaggia Mine (Pra Piazzo mine), Introbio, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘValbona Mine (Zuc di Valbona Mine), Introbio, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
Jervis, Guglielmo (1873) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia descrizione topografica e geologica di tutte le localita nel Regno d'Italia [The underground treasures of Italy topographical and geological description of all the locations in the Kingdom of Italy] Vol. 1 - Regione Della Alpi.
Repossi, E. (1902): Osservazioni stratigrafiche sulla Val d'Intelvi, la Val Solda e la Val Menaggio. Atti Società Italiana Scienze Naturali, 41, 129-175
Hegemann, Friedrich (1949) Die Herkunft des Mo, V, As und Cr im Wulfenit der alpinen Blei-Zinklagerstätten. Heidelberger Beiträge zur Mineralogie und Petrographie, 1 (5). 690-715 doi:10.1007/bf01111680
 
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