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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Chalcopyrite from
San Giorgio vein (San Giorgio; Aiola; Ajola), Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy


Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Giorgio vein (San Giorgio; Aiola; Ajola), Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:344482
Long-form Identifier:1:3:344482:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘScortico-Ravazzone mine, Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘVal Bona Quarry (Valbona Quarry), Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘCrestola quarries (Crestola C Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘCanal Piccinino Quarry (Canal Piccinino A Quarry), Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘCrestola Bassa Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘArtana Quarry (Artana B Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘArnetola Valley, Vagli Sotto, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘFossa Combratta marble quarry (Brugiana North Quarry; Monte Brugiana North Quarry), Monte Brugiana north slope, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘMonte Brugiana Quarry (Brugiana South-West Quarry; Monte Brugiana South-West Quarry), Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
D'Achiardi, A. (1872-73) Mineralogia della Toscana. Tipografia Nistri, Pisa, 2 volumes, 678 pages.
Jervis, Guglielmo (1874) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia descrizione topografica e geologica di tutte le localita nel Regno d'Italia [The underground treasures of Italy topographical and geological description of all the locations in the Kingdom of Italy] Vol. 2 - Regione Dell'Appennino e Vucani attivi e spenti dipendentivi.
Mascaro, I., Guideri, S., and Benvenuti, M. [Regione Toscana, Giunta Regionale - Dipartimento ambiente] (1991) Inventario del patrimonio minerario e mineralogico in Toscana. Aspetti naturalistici e storico-archeologici. Edizioni Giunta Regionale Toscana, Firenze, 2 vol., 240 pp.
 
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