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Sphalerite from
Podere Montevecchio (Podere Montevecchio Mine; Miniera della Sambuca), Gerfalco, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Podere Montevecchio (Podere Montevecchio Mine; Miniera della Sambuca), Gerfalco, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:916220
Long-form Identifier:1:3:916220:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘIl Troscione, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘFontalcinaldo, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘCampiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘBoccheggiano mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘNiccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘPoggio al Montone, Montoccoli-Castellaccia area (Fosso Zanca-Filone di Montoccoli area; Zanca Valley mines), Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘCastellaccia Mine, Montoccoli-Castellaccia area (Fosso Zanca-Filone di Montoccoli area; Zanca Valley mines), Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘMontecastelli Pisano, Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘTatti, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘArialla slag locality, Valpiana - Castello della Marsiliana area slag sites, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Bazzoni, C., and Capperi, M. (2001) La miniera di «Montevecchio» in Toscana (Gerfalco - Grosseto). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 25, 4 (4-2001), 236-241.
 
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