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Malachite from
Laghi Verdi, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Lake
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Laghi Verdi, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:315008
Long-form Identifier:1:3:315008:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘPunta Corna - Torre di Ovarda Mines, Usseglio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘRadis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘBessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘBecchi delle Curbassere (Becchi delle Courbassere; Becchi di Corbassera; Curbassere; Courbassere; Corbassera), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘGrifone Alp, Lemie, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘCivrari Mountain, Condove, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘVernetto Superiore (Croce di Chiaves), Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
22.1km (13.8 miles) ⓘPoggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘPunta Il Villano, San Giorio di Susa, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘMont-Cenis gypsum outcrop (Mont-Cenis gypsum hillock), Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
Maletto, G., Meda, F., and Pelizzone, G. (1976) I minerali della Val d'Ala. 4a edizione. Federazione Nazionale Gruppi Mineralogici e Paleontologici Italiani, Tipografia Ellezeta, Torino, 72 pp.
Maletto, G., and Piccoli, G.C. [with contributions of Barresi, A.A., Bittarello, E., Bosio, P., Ciriotti, M.E., Gallo, L.M., Lombardo, B., Pagano, R.] (2014) Minerali in Val d’Ala. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba. L'Artigiana Srl - Azienda Grafica, Alba (Cuneo), 224 pages + 1 folded map.
 
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