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Quartz from
Terranera Mine, Porto Azzurro, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Quartz

Terranera Mine, Porto Azzurro, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Quartz

Terranera Mine, Porto Azzurro, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Quartz

Terranera Mine, Porto Azzurro, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite9
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Terranera Mine, Porto Azzurro, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:238323
Long-form Identifier:1:3:238323:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘCape Arco Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘOrtano Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘTignitoio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘOrtano coast, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘPorticciolo, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘSassi Neri mine, Capoliveri, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘTorre di Rio - Santa Filomena area (Monte della Torre), Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘBacino stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘAntenna stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘVigneria stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
F. Millosevich (1914) - I 5000 Elbani del Museo di Firenze - R. Ist. Studi Sup. Prat. e Perf. Firenze.
Garofalo, Paolo S.; Maffei, Jacopo; Papeschi, Samuele; Dellisanti, Francesco; Neff, Christoph; Schwarz, Gunnar; Schmidt, Peter Keresztes; Günther, Detlef (2023) Fluid-rock interaction, skarn genesis, and hydrothermal alteration within an upper crustal fault zone (Island of Elba, Italy). Ore Geology Reviews, 154. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105348
Garofalo, Paolo S., Redi, Daniele, Malafeevskiy, Nikita, Schwarz, Gunnar, Neff, Christoph, Schmidt, Peter Keresztes, Günther, Detlef (2025) Failed genesis of a Fe-skarn deposit caused by redox states of intrusion and wall rocks (Torre di Rio, Island of Elba, Italy). Ore Geology Reviews, 177. 106446 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106446
 
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