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Cryptomelane from
Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


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Cryptomelane

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cryptomelane

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cryptomelane

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cryptomelane

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
03860470017272009022827.jpg
Cryptomelane

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cryptomelane

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cryptomelane

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cryptomelane

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cryptomelane

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cryptomelane

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cryptomelane

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cryptomelane

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cryptomelane
Formula:K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrolusite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cryptomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1018803
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1018803:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cryptomelane
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘValletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘCorsaglia, Montaldo di MondovÃŽ, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘMontaldo Mine (Montaldo di MondovÃŽ Mine), Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di MondovÃŽ, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘCase Brandino quarry, Bricherasio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
Parola, F., Ferrero, S., Summino, G., Summino, L., Bittarello, E., Antonazzo, I., Marengo, A., Ciriotti, M.E. (2023) La miniera inattiva di Lausetto in Valle Gesso (Cuneo, Piemonte) - Undici anni di ricerche mineralogiche. Micro: 21: 218-257. DOI 10.57635/MICRO.2023.21.8
Parola, F. (2015): I minerali della Miniera del Lausetto in Valle Gesso (Cuneo). Tesi di laurea in Scienze Geologiche. Università degli Studi di Torino, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Torino, 47 pp.
 
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