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Quartz from
Bric Gettina Mine, Rialto, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bric Gettina Mine, Rialto, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:969986
Long-form Identifier:1:3:969986:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘCosta Balzi Rossi, Magliolo, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘCarmo di Loano Mt. (Giogo di Toirano), Toirano, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘBormida di Pàllare River (Ponte di Romana), Bormida, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘCase Principi Mine, Bardineto, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘFrascheri Mine, Bardineto, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘPonte Scalincio, Giustenice, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘBormida di Millesimo River, Calizzano, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘSan Filippo, Vezzi Portio, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘRio Siogna Mine, Isola Grande, Murialdo, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘSambuco, Balestrino, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
References
Barelli, Vincenzo (1835) Cenni di statistica mineralogica degli Stati di S.M. il Re di Sardegna ovvero catalogo ragionato della raccolta formatasi presso Azienda Generale dell’Interno [Outline of the mineralogical statistics of the States of His Majesty the King of Sardinia, or a reasoned catalog of the collection formed at the General Administration of the Interior]. Giuseppe Fodratti.
Jervis, Guglielmo (1874) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia descrizione topografica e geologica di tutte le localita nel Regno d'Italia [The underground treasures of Italy topographical and geological description of all the locations in the Kingdom of Italy] Vol. 2 - Regione Dell'Appennino e Vucani attivi e spenti dipendentivi.
Amoretti F. (1980): I minerali dell'antica miniera d'argento di Rialto (SV). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 4, 3 (3-1980), 81-83
Castellaro, F. (2008): Aggiornamento sul Bric Gettina. Prie, 5 (Gennaio-Aprile 2008), 4-9.
 
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