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Cinnabar from
Ripa Mine, Ripa, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Cinnabar

Ripa Mine, Ripa, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar, etc.

Ripa Mine, Ripa, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar

Ripa Mine, Ripa, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar, etc.

Ripa Mine, Ripa, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar

Ripa Mine, Ripa, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar, etc.

Ripa Mine, Ripa, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar

Ripa Mine, Ripa, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar, etc.

Ripa Mine, Ripa, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar

Ripa Mine, Ripa, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar, etc.

Ripa Mine, Ripa, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar

Ripa Mine, Ripa, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Cinnabar, etc.

Ripa Mine, Ripa, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cinnabar
Formula:HgS
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ripa Mine, Ripa, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3704
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3704:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘBottino Mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘPollone Mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘBuca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘMadielle quarries, Madielle quarrying basin, Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘLevigliani mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘRomana Quarry (Rava Quarry), Canale del Fondone quarrying basin (Fondone quarrying basin), Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘRio Paganello (Rio Paganello Valley), Livorno, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
60.3km (37.5 miles) ⓘNibbiaia, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
60.9km (37.9 miles) ⓘAia della Vecchia, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
62.5km (38.8 miles) ⓘFortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
D'Achiardi A., 1871. Su alcuni minerali della Toscana. Cinabro di Ripa nelle Alpi Apuane. Boll. R. Comit. Geol. Ital.
 
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