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Gypsum from
Faggetto Tondo Cave, Monte Cucco, Sigillo, Perugia Province, Umbria, Italy


Locality type:Cave
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Faggetto Tondo Cave, Monte Cucco, Sigillo, Perugia Province, Umbria, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:924637
Long-form Identifier:1:3:924637:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘMonte Cucco Cave ("La Grotta" Cave), Monte Cucco, Sigillo, Perugia Province, Umbria, Italy
18.6km (11.6 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
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘCabernardi Mine, Cabernardi, Sassoferrato, Ancona Province, Marche, Italy
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘPercozzone-Vallotica Mine (Percozzone Mine; Vallotica Mine), Vallotica, Sassoferrato, Ancona Province, Marche, Italy
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘPecorile, Fabriano, Ancona Province, Marche, Italy
39.7km (24.6 miles) ⓘCapo di Rio, Cingoli, Macerata Province, Marche, Italy
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘGypsum quarry ("Sibe"; "Desside"; "Tessite"), Montegiardino, San Marino
64.6km (40.2 miles) ⓘMount Castellaro, Pesaro, Pesaro and Urbino Province, Marche, Italy
66.4km (41.3 miles) ⓘFaetano sulphur mine, Faetano, San Marino
66.4km (41.3 miles) ⓘCastel di Mezzo, Pesaro, Pesaro and Urbino Province, Marche, Italy
References
Forti, P., Menichetti, M., Rossi, A. (1989) Speleothems and speleogenesis of the Faggeto Tondo Cave (Umbria, Italy). Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of Speleology, Budapest, 1, 74-76
Galdenzi, S. (2004) I depositi di gesso nella grotta di Faggeto Tondo: nuovi dati sull'evoluzione geomorfologica dell'area di Monte Cucco (Italia centrale). Studi Geologici Camerti, 1, 71-83
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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