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Zinkenite from
Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Zinkenite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Zinkenite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Zinkenite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Zinkenite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Zinkenite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Zinkenite
Formula:Pb9Sb22S42
Habit:prismatic, deep striations // to elongation; acicular
Colour:steel grey, sometimes with iridescent hues. Never black.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Boulangerite
Pillaite
Scainiite
Sphalerite
Stibnite
Tintinaite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zinkenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45227
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45227:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zinkenite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘSant'Olga tunnel, Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘMonte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘPollone Mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘSeravezza quarrying basin, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘMadielle quarries, Madielle quarrying basin, Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘFrigido Mine, Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘCalagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘLucchetti Quarry (Strinato B Quarry; Strinato Quarry), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘVal Bona Quarry (Valbona Quarry), Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Orlandi, P. (2003) Buca della Vena: i solfosali aciculari di piombo e antimonio (Alpi Apuane, Toscana, Italia). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana: 27(4): 224-229.
 
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