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Hercynite from
Monte Rocchetta, S. Maria del Taro, Tornolo, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Hercynite
Formula:Fe2+Al2O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hercynite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monte Rocchetta, S. Maria del Taro, Tornolo, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1493785
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1493785:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hercynite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘMt. Rocchetta (La Rocchetta), Borzonasca, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘCosta di Bargone, Bargone, Casarza Ligure, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘBracco, Moneglia, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘLigurian Sea to the SW of Portovenere Promontory (La Spezia), Italy
References
Galli, M. (1963) Su una microbreccia serpentinosa di Monte Rocchetta (Appennino Chiavarese) Rendiconti della Società Mineralogica Italiana, 19, 109-116
 
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