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Limestone quarries, Monte Niquila, Massaciuccoli, Massarosa, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italyi
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Limestone quarriesGroup of Quarries
Monte NiquilaMountain
MassaciuccoliVillage
MassarosaCommune
Lucca ProvinceProvince
TuscanyRegion
ItalyCountry

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Weddellite

Limestone quarries, Monte Niquila, Massaciuccoli, Massarosa, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Weddellite

Limestone quarries, Monte Niquila, Massaciuccoli, Massarosa, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Weddellite

Limestone quarries, Monte Niquila, Massaciuccoli, Massarosa, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° North , 10° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
N30E06
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
211745
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211745:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Cave di calcare, Monte Niquila, Massaciuccoli, Lucca, Toscana, Italia


Abandoned limestone quarries around Monte Niquila, along the road going from Massaciuccoli village to Balbano.

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 10 - Organic Compounds
ⓘWeddellite10.AB.40Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ WeddelliteCa(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ WeddelliteCa(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ WeddelliteCa(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ WeddelliteCa(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O

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Italy

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References

www.panoramio.com (n.d.) http://www.panoramio.com/photo/8875884
del Magro, S. (2009): Weddellit vom Monte Niquila, Lucca, Italien. Lapis 34 (3), 7.
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