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Calcite from
Rhuilles gypsum deposit (Monte Furgon gypsum deposit), Thuras Valley, Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Orpiment2
Realgar2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rhuilles gypsum deposit (Monte Furgon gypsum deposit), Thuras Valley, Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:806348
Long-form Identifier:1:3:806348:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMonte Corbiuon, Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘGran Roc, Thuras Valley, Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘLago Nero spilite outcrop, Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘRoccia Rossa, Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘColle di Bousson, Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘMonte Cruzore (Monte Cruzeau), Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘMetabasite occurrence, Sauze di Cesana, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘCima Saurel, Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘLivernea quarries (Invernè quarries), Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘCrête de Chouchar, Cervières, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
References
Lincio, G. (1928) Ricerche litologiche e mineralogiche nel Gruppo del Grand Gimond (Alta Valle della Dora Riparia). Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, Memorie, Classe di scienze fisische, matematiche e naturali, serie 6, 3 (1), 1-14
Barresi, A. (1999) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume II. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 32 pp.
Barresi, A. (2005) I giacimenti gessiferi in Piemonte. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 29 pp.
Brizio, P. (2010) 'L jip dl'Escartoun d'Ours (Il gesso dell'Alta Val di Susa). MacroMicro, 11, 3-8.
 
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