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Pickeringite from
Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Pickeringite

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Pickeringite, etc.

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Pickeringite, etc.

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Pickeringite

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Pickeringite

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Pickeringite, etc.

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Pickeringite, etc.

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Pickeringite

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
03761630017272030157910.jpg
Pickeringite

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Pickeringite, etc.

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Pickeringite, etc.

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Pickeringite

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pickeringite
Formula:MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Metavoltine3
Fibroferrite2
Alunogen1
Copiapite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pickeringite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:84188
Long-form Identifier:1:3:84188:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pickeringite
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘNiccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘLibbiano, Pomarance, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘPereta Mine, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
75.4km (46.9 miles) ⓘVigneria stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
75.7km (47.0 miles) ⓘValle Giove stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
76.0km (47.2 miles) ⓘAntenna stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
79.4km (49.3 miles) ⓘTerranera Mine, Porto Azzurro, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
82.6km (51.3 miles) ⓘVallone stope, Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
84.6km (52.6 miles) ⓘCape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Sabelli, Cesare, Brizzi, Giancarlo (1984) Alteration Minerals of the Cetine Mine, Tuscany, Italy. The Mineralogical Record, 15 (1) 27-36
Menchetti, S., Batoni, M., Batacchi, C., Borselli, G., Brogi, A., Ceccantini, L., Fassina, B., Marchesini, M., Rossellini, A. & Ruggieri, G. (2015): Le Cetine di Cotorniano. Miniera e minerali. Associazione Micro-Mineralogica Italiana, Cremona, 354 p.
 
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