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


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Tintinaite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Tintinaite, etc.

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Tintinaite, etc.

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

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

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Tintinaite, etc.

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Tintinaite, etc.

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

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
02130040017369627069376.jpg
Tintinaite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
08176720017271987341109.jpg
Tintinaite, etc.

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
04109720017369627068723.jpg
Tintinaite, etc.

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
06073280017360850564692.jpg
Tintinaite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Tintinaite
Formula:Pb22Cu4(Sb,Bi)30S69
Habit:prismatic-acicular with non striated faces. It never shows a strongly acicular habit.
Colour:gray
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calcite
Galena
Robinsonite
Sphalerite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite3
Pillaite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tintinaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45228
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45228:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
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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