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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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Magnetite from
Fantoni Quarry, Monte Beni, Futa Pass - Raticosa Pass area, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy


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Magnetite

Fantoni Quarry, Monte Beni, Futa Pass - Raticosa Pass area, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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Magnetite

Fantoni Quarry, Monte Beni, Futa Pass - Raticosa Pass area, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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Magnetite

Fantoni Quarry, Monte Beni, Futa Pass - Raticosa Pass area, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fantoni Quarry, Monte Beni, Futa Pass - Raticosa Pass area, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:829648
Long-form Identifier:1:3:829648:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘSasso di San Zanobi (Sasso di San Zenobi), Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘSasso della Mantesca, Piancaldoli, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘSasso delle Macine (Sasso Verde della Mantesca), Piancaldoli, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘMolino della Pozza, Monterenzio, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘPiancaldoli meteorite, Fontanelice, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘSerra dei Zanchetti (Serra del Zanchetto ophiolite), Camugnano, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘMolino della Rovinaccia, Castel di Casio, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘMonte Cavalloro, Riola, Vergato, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘSasso delle Lucine, Castelluccio di Moscheda, Montese, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘSasso dei Carli (Sasso dei Diamanti), Montese, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
References
Bardi, T., Becucci, A., and Biagioni, C. (2012) Monte Beni - I minerali dell'ex cava Fantoni (Pietramala, Firenzuola, Firenze). MICRO, 10, 3-2012, 98-109.
 
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