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Jarosite from
Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy


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Jarosite

Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Jarosite

Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Jarosite

Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Jarosite
Formula:KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Jarosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:925837
Long-form Identifier:1:3:925837:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Jarosite
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘScopello Village slag locality, Scopello, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘParella tunnel, Tavagnasco Mines, Tavagnasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘAlvani Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘMonte Falò, Coiromonte, Armeno, Novara Province, Piedmont, Italy
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘCase Bardot, Fomarco, Marmazza Valley (Toppa Valley), Pieve Vergonte, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘFreva Mine (Cuzzago Mine; Buèr Mine; Cuzzago & Nibbio Mine), Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘBeura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
57.4km (35.6 miles) ⓘPizzo Ragno (Northern slope), Alpe Campra (Campra), Antoliva Valley, Druogno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘAlpe Campra (Campra), Antoliva Valley, Druogno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘFragnè Mine, Chialamberto, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
Mauro Savia specimen (identified by XRD, University of Pavia in July 2014)
 
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