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Sphalerite from
Bonomi Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy


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Sphalerite

Bonomi Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Sphalerite

Bonomi Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Sphalerite

Bonomi Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Sphalerite

Bonomi Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Sphalerite

Bonomi Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Sphalerite

Bonomi Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Sphalerite

Bonomi Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Sphalerite

Bonomi Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Sphalerite

Bonomi Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Sphalerite

Bonomi Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Sphalerite

Bonomi Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Sphalerite

Bonomi Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Molybdenite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bonomi Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:645202
Long-form Identifier:1:3:645202:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘSubalpina Quarry (Mantegazza Quarry; Gebel Quarry; Bianchi Quarry), Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘDel Prete Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘPuricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘBoarezzo Mine (Pradisci prospect; Rio Carpane prospect), Boarezzo, Valganna, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘMadonna d'Ongero, Carona, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘPonte Aranno, Novaggio, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘVei, Miglieglia, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘLa Monda Mine, Aranno, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘCannero Riviera ore body, Trarego Viggiona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘLa Selva prospect, San Nazzaro Val Cavargna, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
La Manna Nazareno collection
(as a monograph) 1972, Ed. Museo Civ. St. Nat. e Soc. It. Sci. Nat., Milano, 124 pp.
Gentile, P., Guastoni, A., Vergani, F., Molinari, S., Nestola, F. (2023): Cuasso al Monte (VA). Novità mineralogiche dai greisen delle cave di porfido quarzifero. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 47, 256-272.
Grill, E., Fagnani, G. (1943): Itinerari mineralogici. Comune di Cuasso al Monte. Natura, 34, 2, 63-69
Boscardin, M.; De Michele, V.; Scaini, G. (1972) Itinerari mineralogici della Lombardia. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale e Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali, Milano, Italy, 124 pp. (Originally published in: Natura, 61 (1), 5-120; the 1972 as an updated monograph)
 
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