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Hercynite from
Carraie Hill, Impruneta, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy


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Hercynite

Carraie Hill, Impruneta, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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Hercynite

Carraie Hill, Impruneta, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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Hercynite

Carraie Hill, Impruneta, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Hercynite
Formula:Fe2+Al2O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hercynite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Carraie Hill, Impruneta, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:916304
Long-form Identifier:1:3:916304:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hercynite
93.9km (58.4 miles) ⓘVarana ophiolite, Serramazzoni, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘPoggetti Butelli slag locality, Scarlino, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
96.4km (59.9 miles) ⓘBaratti slag locality, Piombino, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Prosperi, B., Batacchi, C., Ciriotti, M.E., Ceccantini, L. (2013): Ercinite, perovskite, pirofanite e nuove segnalazioni dalle ofioliti dell' Impruneta, Firenze. Micro, 1/2013, 32-38-
 
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