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Quartz from
Gypsum quarry, Sassalbo, Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Colorless xls, up to 2-3 mm, associated with calcite, dolomite and fluorite, are present in the fractures of dark limestones, in the abandoned quarry. Black xls, strongly fractured, up to 8 mm long, included in microxxne gypsum, are present in an evaporites outcrop along Acquatorbida stream.
Habit:prismatic xls
Colour:colorless, black
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calcite
Dolomite
Fluorite
Gypsum
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gypsum quarry, Sassalbo, Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:394639
Long-form Identifier:1:3:394639:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSassalbo, Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
13.0km (8.0 miles) ⓘCamporanda, Sillano, Garfagnana, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘPiana del Sale, Ligonchio, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘSan Giorgio vein (San Giorgio; Aiola; Ajola), Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘTalada, Secchia Valley, Busana, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘMonte Rosso, Castelnovo ne' Monti, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘOrto di Donna, Minucciano, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
19.6km (12.1 miles) ⓘBurano Formation, Secchia Valley, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘScortico-Ravazzone mine, Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘSagro marble quarries, Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
M. Barsanti & C. Biagioni, 2006
 
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