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Sphalerite from
Molaretto Prospect, Venaus, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Molaretto Prospect, Venaus, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:536808
Long-form Identifier:1:3:536808:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘGrange della Valle, Vallone Galambra, Exilles, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘGrange d'Himbert, Salbertrand, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘMonte Seguret Mine (Rio Secco Mine), Salbertrand, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘLausere Quarry (Rio Gran Muels Quarry; Rio Comba Mendie Quarry), Pragelato, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘLa Beaume, Oulx, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘEnvers Gorges, SolliÃĻres-SardiÃĻres, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-RhÃīne-Alpes, France
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘSignols Quarries, Signols, Oulx, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘPunta Corna - Torre di Ovarda Mines, Usseglio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘBosco del Torno Quarry, Pomaretto, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
26.6km (16.6 miles) ⓘCrosetto Mine, Prali, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
D'Agnolo, M. (1968) Manifestazioni uranifere nell'arco alpino occidentale. In: Atti del Symposium Internazionale sui Giacimenti Minerari delle Alpi, Trento-Mendola, 11-18 settembre 1966. Regione Trentino-Alto Adige e CCIA, Arti Grafiche Saturnia, Trento, Vol. 2, 279-287
Ravagnani, D. (1974): I giacimenti uraniferi italiani e i loro minerali. Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Ed., Milano, 188 pp.
 
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