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Apatite from
Cava del Ferro (Bùgie mines; Trimpello), Fornovolasco, Fabbriche di Vergemoli, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Habit:tabular hexagonal crystals
Colour:colorless
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Adularia
Albite
Anatase
Chlorite Group
Quartz
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cava del Ferro (Bùgie mines; Trimpello), Fornovolasco, Fabbriche di Vergemoli, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:559963
Long-form Identifier:1:3:559963:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘFornovolasco metarhyolite formation, Fornovolasco, Fabbriche di Vergemoli, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘBottino Mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘMonte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘGallena, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘMonte Folgorito, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘPratazzolo Quarry (Pratazzolo B Quarry; Pulcinacchia), Pescina-Boccanaglia quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
46.1km (28.7 miles) ⓘRio San Michele plagiogranite, Renno, Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘLigurian Sea to the SW of Portovenere Promontory (La Spezia), Italy
53.7km (33.4 miles) ⓘPoggio Corbolone, Livorno, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘVariante quarry, Poggio Corbolone, Livorno, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Biagioni, C., Orlandi, P., & Bonini, M. (2008). Fornovolasco. Storia e minerali delle miniere di ferro presso Vergemoli (Alpi Apuane). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 4/2008, 230-252
 
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