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Siderite from
Rio Lavau, Balestrino, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rio Lavau, Balestrino, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:969480
Long-form Identifier:1:3:969480:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘZuccarello (Rian Gianco), Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘMontagna, Quiliano, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘArma di Taggia, Taggia, Imperia Province, Liguria, Italy
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘMaissa Mine, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘLausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
65.9km (40.9 miles) ⓘCarpenara slag locality, Varenna Valley, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘMt. Ramazzo Mine, Borzoli, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
69.0km (42.9 miles) ⓘLagoscuro mine, Case Lagoscuro, Livellato, Ceranesi, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
76.6km (47.6 miles) ⓘLago Soprano della Valletta adit, Aisone, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
93.2km (57.9 miles) ⓘCrosa Mine, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Bracco, Roberto, Marchesini, Marco (2016) Le quarziti a lazulite della Liguria e la scoperta della fluorcarmoite-(BaNa) [The Lazulite Quartzites of Liguria and the Discovery of Fluorcarmoite-(BaNa)]. Micro, 14 (2). 68-84
 
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