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Calcite from
Vallone di Elva Mine (Vallone dell'Elva Mine), Stroppo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


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Calcite, etc.

Vallone di Elva Mine, Stroppo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Calcite, etc.

Vallone di Elva Mine, Stroppo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Calcite, etc.

Vallone di Elva Mine, Stroppo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Calcite, etc.

Vallone di Elva Mine, Stroppo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Calcite, etc.

Vallone di Elva Mine, Stroppo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Calcite, etc.

Vallone di Elva Mine, Stroppo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Calcite, etc.

Vallone di Elva Mine, Stroppo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Calcite, etc.

Vallone di Elva Mine, Stroppo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Calcite, etc.

Vallone di Elva Mine, Stroppo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Calcite, etc.

Vallone di Elva Mine, Stroppo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Calcite, etc.

Vallone di Elva Mine, Stroppo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Calcite, etc.

Vallone di Elva Mine, Stroppo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite3
Azurite3
Malachite2
Quartz2
Dolomite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vallone di Elva Mine (Vallone dell'Elva Mine), Stroppo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:969537
Long-form Identifier:1:3:969537:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘGrange Vignale outcrop, Stroppo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘConfine di Sopra (Foresto), Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘCroce del Puy outcrop, Casteldelfino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘColle Ciarbonet, Acceglio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘValletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘChiappi - north of, Castelmagno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘBandia-Gardetta Plateau, Sambuco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘCrosa Mine, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘSant'Anna di Bellino, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘMonte Pence, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Piccoli G.C. (2002): Minerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie. Provincia di Cuneo. Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, Ed., Alba, 366 pp.
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.
Fortunato, Giovanni, Bruno, Marco, Ciriotti, Marco E., Fortunato, Gianluca, Marello, Bruno, Panizzone, Antonio (2016) La fluorite del Vallone di Elva, Elva, Valle Maira, Cuneo [Fluorite of the Elva Valley, Elva, Maira Valley, Cuneo]. Micro, 14 (2). 49-67
 
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