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Chalcophanite from
Serrabottini, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Chalcophanite

Serrabottini, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Chalcophanite

Serrabottini, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Chalcophanite, etc.

Serrabottini, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Chalcophanite, etc.

Serrabottini, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Chalcophanite

Serrabottini, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Chalcophanite

Serrabottini, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Chalcophanite, etc.

Serrabottini, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Chalcophanite, etc.

Serrabottini, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Chalcophanite

Serrabottini, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Chalcophanite

Serrabottini, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Chalcophanite, etc.

Serrabottini, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Chalcophanite, etc.

Serrabottini, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Mining Area
Classification
Species:Chalcophanite
Formula:ZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcoalumite5
Smithsonite4
Antlerite3
Goethite1
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcophanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Serrabottini, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:288586
Long-form Identifier:1:3:288586:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcophanite
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘPoggio al Montone, Montoccoli-Castellaccia area (Fosso Zanca-Filone di Montoccoli area; Zanca Valley mines), Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘLanzi Mine (Cava del Piombo; Buca del Piombo), Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘI Poggi, La Befa, Murlo, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘPoggio Mortaio (Poggio Mortaio Mine; Monte Argentario Mine; Poggio delle Polveriere; Terra Rossa; Il Passo), Monte Argentario, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Sabelli C., Olmi F., Brizzi G., Meli R. (1996): Serrabottini (GR): recenti ritrovamenti nelle antiche discariche. Riv. Mineral. Ital., 19: 9-28.
 
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