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Alunite from
Grotta Cutrona, Zafferana Etnea, Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy


Locality type:Lava Flow
Classification
Species:Alunite
Formula:KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grotta Cutrona, Zafferana Etnea, Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:134560
Long-form Identifier:1:3:134560:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Alunite
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘLa Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy
84.9km (52.8 miles) ⓘTerme di San Calogero (Bagni di San Calogero), Pianoconte, Lipari Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy
85.2km (52.9 miles) ⓘFaurdo Valley (Fossa del Faurdo), Pianoconte, Lipari Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy
87.0km (54.0 miles) ⓘKaolin Mine, Quattropani, Lipari Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy
96.0km (59.6 miles) ⓘAcqua Mintina Cave (Grotta dell'Acqua Mintina), Butera, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy
References
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