| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Forsterite |
| Formula: | Mg2SiO4 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Forsterite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Castellaccio Quarry, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 896641 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:896641:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | da4c2ae2-8c41-40dd-a76e-0eaa15c6df00 |
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| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘGiuèl Quarries, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 2.6km (1.6 miles) | ⓘAlpe Girosso, Braccia Mountain, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 3.1km (1.9 miles) | ⓘBraccia Mountain, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 3.2km (2.0 miles) | ⓘLagazzuolo, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 3.2km (2.0 miles) | ⓘGiumellini Valley (Giumellino Valley), Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 3.6km (2.2 miles) | ⓘBagnada-Ponticelli Mine (ex-Bolognini Mine; ex-Unitalc Mine), Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘRocca Castellaccio, Ciappanico, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘDossi di Franscia, Franscia, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 4.9km (3.1 miles) | ⓘSferlùn asbestos mine, Vallone del Cengiaccio (Cengiaccio; Cengiàsc; Cengiasco), Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 5.1km (3.2 miles) | ⓘValbrutta (Val Brutta), Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
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