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Cinnabar from
Cerreto Piano, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Cinnabar

Cerreto Piano, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar

Cerreto Piano, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar, etc.

Cerreto Piano, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar

Cerreto Piano, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar

Cerreto Piano, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar

Cerreto Piano, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar, etc.

Cerreto Piano, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar

Cerreto Piano, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
07619390017272053058894.jpg
Cinnabar

Cerreto Piano, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
03828390017272100041815.jpg
Cinnabar

Cerreto Piano, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
06166830017272100044088.jpg
Cinnabar, etc.

Cerreto Piano, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar

Cerreto Piano, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cinnabar
Formula:HgS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz7
Feldspar Group1
Mica Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cerreto Piano, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:940477
Long-form Identifier:1:3:940477:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘPereta Mine, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘSaturnia, Manciano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘFosso "La Fuliggine", Catabbio, Semproniano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘCatabbio mine, Catabbio, Semproniano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘCapita Mine, Capalbio, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘSan Martino sul Fiora mine, San Martino sul Fiora, Manciano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘCortevecchia Mine, Semproniano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘTafone mine (Valle del Tafone mining area), Manciano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘMonte Labbro I Mine, Roccalbegna, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘMonte Labbro II Mine, Santa Fiora, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Lotti B. (1908): Un giacimento cinabrifero del pliocene presso Pereta in provincia di Grosseto. Rass. Min. Metall. Chim., 29, 33-35
Lotti B. (1913): Sul giacimento cinabrifero di Cerreto Piano presso Pereta in Toscana. Rass. Min. Metall. Chim., 39, 177-178
Falini F. (1956): Osservazioni sul giacimento cinabrifero di Cerreto Piano in Toscana. Period. Mineral., 25, 95-127
Zucchetti S. (1964): I giacimenti cinabriferi detritici e residuali del distretto amiatino. L'Industria Mineraria, 15, 495-507
Del Caldo, A.; Moro, C.; Gramaccioli, C.M.; Boscardin, M. (1973) Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori. 208 pp.
 
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