Lucchetti Quarry (Strinato B Quarry; Strinato Quarry), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italyi
Lucchetti Quarry (Strinato B Quarry; Strinato Quarry), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy
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44° 5' 31'' North , 10° 8' 14'' East
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Cava Lucchetti (Cava Strinato B; Cava Strinato), Fantiscritti, Bacino estrattivo di Miseglia (Bacino estrattivo di Miseglia-Fantiscritti; Bacino estrattivo di Fantiscritti), Carrara, Provincia di Massa-Carrara (Provincia di Massa e Carrara), Toscana, Italia
This quarry, officialy named Strinato B or Quarry No. 89 and known among mineral collectors as Lucchetti, is located to the east of the quarries Scaloni B and Fantiscritti B.
It is one of the most famous quarries in the Miseglia (Miseglia-Fantiscritti) basin, particularly well-known for the occurrences of nice specimens of sphalerite, wurtzite, and several other sulfides, usually found in cavity within the so-called "macchia bianca". Furthermore, good specimen of sulphur, consisting of well-formed and shiny crystals up to 1 cm in size, have been collected.
It is the type locality of zincalstibite (Bonaccorsi et al., 2007), a layerd double hydroxide (LDH) compound. In the holotype material, zincalstibite occurs in a small cavity, astrigonal prismatic crystals, white in colour, with a vitreous luster, less than 50 μm in length. It is associated with sub-millimeter tufts of white crystals of mimetite and sub-millimeter stalactite aggregates of opal and an amorphous copper-silicate phase (possibly chrysocolla). Zincalstibite appears to have formed as alteration product of different sulfides, such as sphalerite, zinkenite, and Sb-rich luzonite (whose relics were found together with crystals of zincalstibite), through the action of late-stage Al-rich hydrothermal fluids. From a structural point of view, zincalstibite from the Carrara marble is the 1T polytype (Mills et al., 2012).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
20 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: |
| ⓘ Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla ? Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Geocronite Formula: Pb14Sb6S23 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Jordanite Formula: Pb14As6S23 |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' References: |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 References: |
| ⓘ Luzonite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Roscoelite Formula: KV3+2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 References: |
| ⓘ Wurtzite Formula: (Zn,Fe)S |
| ⓘ Zincalstibite Formula: Zn2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6] |
| ⓘ Zinkenite Formula: Pb9Sb22S42 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Wurtzite | 2.CB.45 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ | Geocronite | 2.JB.30a | Pb14Sb6S23 |
| ⓘ | Jordanite | 2.JB.30a | Pb14As6S23 |
| ⓘ | Zinkenite | 2.JB.35a | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| ⓘ | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ | Luzonite | 2.KA.10 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Zincalstibite | 4.FB.10 | Zn2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6] |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Roscoelite | 9.EC.15 | KV3+2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla ? | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Roscoelite | KV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Zincalstibite | Zn2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6] |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Roscoelite | KV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Zincalstibite | Zn2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6] |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Roscoelite | KV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Zincalstibite | Zn2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6] |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Roscoelite | KV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Geocronite | Pb14Sb6S23 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jordanite | Pb14As6S23 |
| S | ⓘ Luzonite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
| S | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| S | ⓘ Zinkenite | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| K | ⓘ Roscoelite | KV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Roscoelite | KV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Luzonite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Zn | ⓘ Zincalstibite | Zn2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6] |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | ⓘ Jordanite | Pb14As6S23 |
| As | ⓘ Luzonite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Geocronite | Pb14Sb6S23 |
| Sb | ⓘ Zinkenite | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| Sb | ⓘ Zincalstibite | Zn2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6] |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Geocronite | Pb14Sb6S23 |
| Pb | ⓘ Jordanite | Pb14As6S23 |
| Pb | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Zinkenite | Pb9Sb22S42 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Apennine OrogenAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
Italy
- Tuscany
- Apuan AlpsMountain Range
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References
Bonaccorsi, E., Merlino, S., Orlandi, P. (2007) Zincalstibite, a new mineral, and cualstibite: Crystal chemical and structural relationships. American Mineralogist, 92 (1) 198-203 doi:10.2138/am.2007.2240
Lucchetti Quarry, Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy