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Chrysocolla from
Val Vedello uranium deposit, Piateda, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Val Vedello uranium deposit, Piateda, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:900981
Long-form Identifier:1:3:900981:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘRocca Castellaccio, Ciappanico, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘPreda Rossa Valley, Val Masino, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘCorna Rossa, Airale Valley, Torreggio Valley, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘCassandra Glacier, Airale Valley, Torreggio Valley, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
27.9km (17.4 miles) ⓘSissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘPizzo di Trona, Gerola Alta, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘCamisolo Pass Mine, Introbio, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘZucco di Cam mineralization, Introbio, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
34.7km (21.5 miles) ⓘValbona Mine (Zuc di Valbona Mine), Introbio, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘAverta Valley (Northern Glacial Cirque), Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
Bedognè, F., Montrasio, A., Sciesa, E. (2006): I minerali della medio-alta Valtellina delle Orobie e della Val Poschiavo. Aggiornamenti sulle altre località della provincia di Sondrio. Tipografia Bettini, Sondrio, 255 pp.
 
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