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Linarite from
Tiny-Arenas Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy


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Linarite

Tiny-Arenas Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Linarite

Tiny-Arenas Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Linarite

Pinn'e Perda Stope, Tiny-Arenas Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Linarite, etc.

Tiny-Arenas Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Linarite

Tiny-Arenas Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Linarite

Tiny-Arenas Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Linarite

Pinn'e Perda Stope, Tiny-Arenas Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Linarite, etc.

Tiny-Arenas Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Linarite

Tiny-Arenas Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Linarite

Tiny-Arenas Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Linarite

Pinn'e Perda Stope, Tiny-Arenas Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Linarite, etc.

Tiny-Arenas Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Linarite
Formula:PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cerussite5
Caledonite2
Bindheimite1
Quartz1
Leadhillite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Linarite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tiny-Arenas Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:227474
Long-form Identifier:1:3:227474:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Linarite in this Region
Pinn'e Perda Stope, Tiny-Arenas Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Nearest other occurrences of Linarite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘPinn'e Perda Stope, Tiny-Arenas Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘMalacalzetta Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘPerda Niedda Mine, Domusnovas, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘSa Duchessa Mine, Domusnovas, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘSa Menga Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘPira Inferida, Fenugu Sibiri Mine, Gonnosfanadiga, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘPerdas de Fogu Mine (Perd'e Fogu Mine), Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘPala su Sciusciu, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘIs Murvonis Mine, Domusnovas, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘMaciurru Mine, Domusnovas, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
References
Fenoglio M. (1932): Sulla Linarite di Arenas in Sardegna. Periodico di Mineralogia - Roma pp. 4-14. and Mariani P., Scaini G.: "I minerali d'Italia" - Rizzoli, 1978 and A. Del Caldo, C. Del Moro, C.M. Gramaccioli, M. Boscardin M. "Guida ai Minerali" Fabbri ed. Milano, 1981 and De Michele V. (1975) – Guida Mineralogica d’Italia – Ist. Geogr. De Agostini, Novara
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
 
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