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Alunogen from
Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Alunogen

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Alunogen, etc.

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Alunogen, etc.

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Alunogen

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Alunogen, etc.

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Alunogen, etc.

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Alunogen

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Alunogen, etc.

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Alunogen, etc.

Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Alunogen
Formula:Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Comments:sharp freestanding micro crystals in 1 mm spherical aggregates.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Metavoltine3
Pickeringite1
Halotrichite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alunogen data
Locality Data:Click here to view Le Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:84177
Long-form Identifier:1:3:84177:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Alunogen
75.4km (46.9 miles) ⓘVigneria stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
82.6km (51.3 miles) ⓘVallone stope, Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Sabelli, Cesare, Brizzi, Giancarlo (1984) Alteration Minerals of the Cetine Mine, Tuscany, Italy. The Mineralogical Record, 15 (1) 27-36
Menchetti, S., Batoni, M., Batacchi, C., Borselli, G., Brogi, A., Ceccantini, L., Fassina, B., Marchesini, M., Rossellini, A. & Ruggieri, G. (2015): Le Cetine di Cotorniano. Miniera e minerali. Associazione Micro-Mineralogica Italiana, Cremona, 354 p.
 
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