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Sphalerite from
Montecatini Mine, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Montecatini Mine, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:160196
Long-form Identifier:1:3:160196:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘFosce creek, Orciatico, Lajatico, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘMicciano, Pomarance, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘLa Sassa, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘBotro del Confine (La Sassa vein system), La Sassa, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘFornaci di Montignoso Quarry (Bi.Bru Quarry), Montaione, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘCampo di Sasso, Bibbona, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘCetine di Camporbiano Mine (Le Cetine; Cetine di Volterra; Cetine di Gambassi), Podere Giuseppe, Gambassi Terme, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘCastagno prospects (Migliarino and Forra prospects), Il Castagno, Gambassi Terme, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘMontecastelli Pisano, Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘFocerella quarry, Collesalvetti, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Terenzi A. (1988) - La miniera cuprifera di Montecatini in Val di Cecina (PI) - Rivista Minetralogica Italiana, Milano, fasc. 1, pp.19-26
Dini, Andrea, Rielli, Andrea, Di Giuseppe, Paolo, Ruggieri, Giovanni, Boschi, Chiara (2024) The Ophiolite-Hosted Cu-Zn VMS Deposits of Tuscany (Italy). Minerals, 14 (3). 273 doi:10.3390/min14030273
 
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