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Gypsum from
Motta fossil wood occurrence, Tanaro River, Costigliole d'Asti, Asti Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Motta fossil wood occurrence, Tanaro River, Costigliole d'Asti, Asti Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:787163
Long-form Identifier:1:3:787163:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘGovone fossil wood occurrence, Tanaro River, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘMussotto, Alba, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘFossil locality, Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘSpiaggia dei cristalli, Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘHospital construction site, Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘGypsum quarry, Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘGessi, Moncalvo, Asti Province, Piedmont, Italy
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘGypsum quarries, Gessi, Moncalvo, Asti Province, Piedmont, Italy
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘGypsum quarries, Murisengo, Alessandria Province, Piedmont, Italy
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘSan Candido, Murisengo, Alessandria Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
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.
Ciriotti, Marco E., Marello, Bruno, Bittarello, Erica, Brizio, Piero, Piccoli, Gian Carlo, Marengo, Alessandra, Barresi, Antonello, Damarco, Piero (2024) Minerali dei legni fossili del fiume Tanaro, Govone, Cuneo e Motta, Costigliole d’Asti, Piemonte Centrale [Minerals of the fossil woods of the Tanaro river, Govone, Cuneo and Motta, Costigliole d’Asti, Central Piedmont]. Micro, 22 (3). 229-250 doi:10.57635/MICRO.2024.22.9
 
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