Fluorite from
Aivola (Predazzo prospect), Predazzo, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
| Locality type: | Prospect | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Fluorite | |
| Formula: | CaF2 | |
| Formation: | Primary | |
| Comments: | The section of the lower gallery, starting 13.5 m from the entrance, follows a sub-vertical, irregular vein for over 50 m. The vein's thickness varies from a few mm in the initial section to 1 m. It consists of feldspars, usually highly altered, fluorite, quartz, and a little calcite. It also contains modest amounts of mixed sulfides, the predominant type being galena in veins and veinlets, rarely measuring centimeters in diameter. The galena is often granulated or shows clear signs of plastic deformation (curved cleavage planes). The vein is also visible, for a few meters, on the surface in the small valley between the two galleries, where a small excavation was carried out at 1230 m above sea level. Here it has a thickness of about 1 m, always subvertically positioned and is enriched in fluorite which is rarely found also in cubic crystals (up to 1 cm), translucent, light grey in colour with brown or pink hues. | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Aivola (Predazzo prospect), Predazzo, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1782704 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1782704:3 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite | ||
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘAl Fol quarry (Sacac quarry), Predazzo, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy | |
| 1.2km (0.8 miles) | ⓘClocia quarries (Km 39.300 SS48), Predazzo, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy | |
| 9.0km (5.6 miles) | ⓘPrestavel Mine, Varena, Ville di Fiemme, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy | |
| 11.8km (7.4 miles) | ⓘOcclini Pass, Aldein (Aldino), Überetsch-Unterland (Oltradige-Bassa Atesina), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy | |
| 13.8km (8.6 miles) | ⓘSant' Elena-Case a Prato (St. Helena-Wiesen), Deutschnofen (Nova Ponente), Salten-Schlern (Salto-Sciliar), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy | |
| 15.2km (9.5 miles) | ⓘMontalto di Nova, Welschnofen (Nova Levante), Salten-Schlern (Salto-Sciliar), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy | |
| 15.5km (9.6 miles) | ⓘCima D'Asta-Campo Regana, Castello Tesino, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy | |
| 16.7km (10.4 miles) | ⓘFossa del Lupo (Wolfsgrubertal), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy | |
| 16.8km (10.4 miles) | ⓘSan Valentino in Campo (Gummern), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy | |
| 17.7km (11.0 miles) | ⓘDrio le Pale (Do' le Pale; Do' le Pele), Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy | |
| References | ||
(2025) Minerali e rocce del Monte Mulat [Minerals and rocks of Mount Mulat], Museo delle Scienze di Trento (MUSE) - Museo Geologico delle Dolomiti in Predazzo.Fluorite specimen: druse (diameter approx. 12 cm) of beige, opaque, malformed cubic crystals (edge approx. 0.5 cm) [Campione di fluorite: drusa (diametro circa 12 cm) di cristalli cubici beige, opachi, malformati (spigolo circa 0,5 cm)] | ||
