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Quartz from
Stazione di Castelbuono, CefalĂč, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy


Locality type:Exposure
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Petroleum3
- var Bitumen3
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stazione di Castelbuono, CefalĂč, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1753149
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1753149:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘAbisso del Vento, Isnello, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘPoggio Balate, Termini Imerese, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘCase Scillato, Termini Imerese, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘCozzo Famo, Caccamo, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘRocca Grande, Caccamo, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘEnarete Seamount, Aeolian Arc seamounts, Southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘColle Madore Mines, Lercara Friddi sulphur mines, Lercara Friddi, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy
54.3km (33.8 miles) ⓘXirbi mud volcano (Maccaluba di Xirbi), Caltanissetta, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘAcqua Fitusa Cave, San Giovanni Gemini, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
56.6km (35.1 miles) ⓘSan Filippo di Fragalà, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy
References
Alfonso FrĂ­as Forcada CollectionIdentified by Alfonso Frías Forcada: Visual Identification
 
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