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Strontianite from
Seravezza quarrying basin, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Strontianite
Formula:SrCO3
Habit:acicular
Colour:white
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Strontianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Seravezza quarrying basin, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:255362
Long-form Identifier:1:3:255362:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Strontianite
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘMadielle quarries, Madielle quarrying basin, Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘBattaglino quarries (Battaglino A Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘCrestola Bassa Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘLa Facciata Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘFossa degli Angeli Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
15.5km (9.7 miles) ⓘLorano quarries (Lorano I Quarry; Lorano II Quarry; Lorano Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
65.3km (40.5 miles) ⓘLa Costa, Casaselvatica, Berceto, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘCampegli Mine (Sant'Elena Mine), Campegli, Castiglione Chiavarese, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘPoggio del Cornocchio quarries, Volterra, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Orlandi, Paolo, Del Chiaro, Lorenzo, Pagano, Renato (1996) Minerals of the Seravezza Marble, Tuscany, Italy, in January - February 1996. The Mineralogical Record, 27 (1) Tucson. 47-58
Orlandi, P. & Criscuolo, A. (2009). Minerali del marmo delle Alpi Apuane. Pacini editore, Pisa, 180 pp.
 
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