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Cinnabar from
Fortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Cinnabar, etc.

Fortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar, etc.

Fortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar

Fortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar, etc.

Fortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar, etc.

Fortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
03075550017272001675814.jpg
Cinnabar, etc.

Fortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar

Fortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
06281830017272001758985.jpg
Cinnabar, etc.

Fortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar, etc.

Fortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
03075550017272001675814.jpg
Cinnabar, etc.

Fortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
06894270017272001722364.jpg
Cinnabar

Fortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar, etc.

Fortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Cinnabar
Formula:HgS
Habit:crusts, very rarely as acicular (pseudoprismatic) crystals
Colour:red
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Melanophlogite5
Opal3
Volkonskoite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:141302
Long-form Identifier:1:3:141302:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘAia della Vecchia, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘNibbiaia, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘRio Paganello (Rio Paganello Valley), Livorno, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘMicciano, Pomarance, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘBotro ai Marmi, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
55.6km (34.6 miles) ⓘMontioni, Suvereto, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘPollone Mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
62.2km (38.6 miles) ⓘBottino Mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
62.5km (38.8 miles) ⓘRipa Mine, Ripa, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
62.5km (38.8 miles) ⓘBuca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Lenzi, A. (1996) La melanoflogite di località Fortullino. Informatore. Giornale del Museo di Storia Naturale Rosignano Solvay: 1: 10-13.
Bonifazi, Marco (2020) Toscana. I minerali di Livorno. I favolosi tesori dei nostri monti [Tuscany. The minerals of Livorno. The fabulous treasures of our mountains]. Youcanprint. 276pp.
 
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