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Chalcopyrite from
Sassalbo, Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sassalbo, Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1990703
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1990703:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcopyrite in this Region
Ospedalaccio Pass, Sassalbo, Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘSan Giorgio vein (San Giorgio; Aiola; Ajola), Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘScortico-Ravazzone mine, Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘArnetola Valley, Vagli Sotto, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘSassorosso, Villa Collemandina, Garfagnana, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘSasso Cinturino, Villa Collemandina, Garfagnana, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘCase Zobbi, Villa Minozzo, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘCrestola quarries (Crestola C Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘVal Bona Quarry (Valbona Quarry), Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘCrestola Bassa Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘCanal Piccinino Quarry (Canal Piccinino A Quarry), Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Di Lisi, S., Biagioni, C., Natucci, A. and D'Orazio, M. (2026) Vanadinite. Un nuovo ritrovamento alla Lama dello Spedalaccio. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 50, 120-126.
 
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