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Aragonite from
Brosso Mine, Calea, Lessolo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Siderite15 photos of Aragonite associated with Siderite at this locality.
Dolomite3 photos of Aragonite associated with Dolomite at this locality.
Dypingite2 photos of Aragonite associated with Dypingite at this locality.
Baryte1 photo of Aragonite associated with Baryte at this locality.
Hydromagnesite1 photo of Aragonite associated with Hydromagnesite at this locality.
Quartz1 photo of Aragonite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Inderite1 photo of Aragonite associated with Inderite at this locality.
Lizardite1 photo of Aragonite associated with Lizardite at this locality.
Nesquehonite1 photo of Aragonite associated with Nesquehonite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brosso Mine, Calea, Lessolo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (19 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:116567
Long-form Identifier:1:3:116567:8
GUID (UUID V4):508c3a08-ed00-445b-aa04-a351b6914683
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
2.2km (1.3 miles) Cavallaria Quarries (Frent Quarries; Alpetta; Piani and Rio Freddo Quarries), Cavallaria Mount, Brosso, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
3.0km (1.9 miles) Ajello 3 gallery, Vico Canavese, Valchiusa, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
3.0km (1.9 miles) Borgofranco Mines, Biò, Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
4.9km (3.1 miles) Traversella Mine, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
27.8km (17.3 miles) Montjovet intake channel ("Piazzale"), Montjovet, Aosta Valley, Italy
29.3km (18.2 miles) Ponte delle Capre (Pont des Chèvres) area, Châtillon, Aosta Valley, Italy
33.0km (20.5 miles) Poggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
34.9km (21.7 miles) Lillaz, Cogne, Aosta Valley, Italy
36.1km (22.4 miles) Servette slag heaps, Servette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
37.4km (23.2 miles) Scopello Village slag locality, Scopello, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
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