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Calcite from
Monte Cucco Cave ("La Grotta" Cave), Monte Cucco, Sigillo, Perugia Province, Umbria, Italy


Locality type:Cave
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monte Cucco Cave ("La Grotta" Cave), Monte Cucco, Sigillo, Perugia Province, Umbria, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:924630
Long-form Identifier:1:3:924630:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘFaggetto Tondo Cave, Monte Cucco, Sigillo, Perugia Province, Umbria, Italy
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘCabernardi Mine, Cabernardi, Sassoferrato, Ancona Province, Marche, Italy
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘPercozzone-Vallotica Mine (Percozzone Mine; Vallotica Mine), Vallotica, Sassoferrato, Ancona Province, Marche, Italy
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘFrasassi Caves (Grotte di Frasassi; Fiume-Vento karst system; Grotta del Fiume-Grotta Grande del Vento karst complex; Grotta Grande del Vento), Genga, Ancona Province, Marche, Italy
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘPecorile, Fabriano, Ancona Province, Marche, Italy
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘPieia, Cagli, Pesaro and Urbino Province, Marche, Italy
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘFosso Bugarone Quarry, Cagli, Pesaro and Urbino Province, Marche, Italy
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘGrotta della Moneta, Piobbico, Pesaro and Urbino Province, Marche, Italy
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘGorgo a Cerbara Quarry, Piobbico, Pesaro and Urbino Province, Marche, Italy
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘGola del Furlo, Fossombrone, Pesaro and Urbino Province, Marche, Italy
References
Galdenzi, S., and Menichetti, M. (1995) Occurrence of hypogenic caves in a karst region: Examples from central Italy. Environmental Geology, 26, 39-47
D'Angeli, I. M., Carbone, C., Nagostinis, M., Parise, M., Vattano, M., Madonia, G., and De Waele, J. (2018) New insights on secondary minerals from Italian sulfuric acid caves. International Journal of Speleology, 47, 3, 271-291.
 
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