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Aragonite from
Canale della Radice mines, Calcaferro, Mulina, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:It was found in the alteration zone of a pyrite concentration.
Habit:prismatic
Colour:colorless, white
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Canale della Radice mines, Calcaferro, Mulina, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:296255
Long-form Identifier:1:3:296255:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
1.9km (1.2 miles) Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
2.4km (1.5 miles) Sant'Olga tunnel, Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
2.5km (1.5 miles) Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
3.0km (1.9 miles) Cardoso, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
3.7km (2.3 miles) Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
4.3km (2.6 miles) Levigliani mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
6.9km (4.3 miles) Seravezza quarrying basin, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
7.2km (4.5 miles) Cava del Ferro (Bùgie mines; Trimpello), Fornovolasco, Fabbriche di Vergemoli, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
11.1km (6.9 miles) Madielle quarries, Madielle quarrying basin, Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
16.8km (10.5 miles) Calagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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