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Sphalerite from
Val Pulita Quarry (Valpulita Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Sphalerite

Val Pulita Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Sphalerite

Val Pulita Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
01307680017371703371534.jpg
Sphalerite

Val Pulita Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Sphalerite

Val Pulita Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
01307680017371703371534.jpg
Sphalerite

Val Pulita Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
02902590017272002253785.jpg
Sphalerite

Val Pulita Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Comments:Sometimes also as light brown acicular crystals.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Colusite4
Fluorite2
Wurtzite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Val Pulita Quarry (Valpulita Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:720157
Long-form Identifier:1:3:720157:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘVal Bona Quarry (Valbona Quarry), Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘLa Piastra Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘLa Facciata Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘFossa degli Angeli Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘBicchieri Quarry (Lorano Basso Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘFantiscritti quarries, Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.0km (0.7 miles) ⓘFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘFior di Chiara Quarry (Fiordichiara Quarry; Fiordichiara quarries), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘTagliata Quarry (La Tagliata Quarry), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘLorano quarries (Lorano I Quarry; Lorano II Quarry; Lorano Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Bombarda, L., Granai, F., and Orlandi, P. (1999) Le cave di Val Bona e Val Pulita. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 23, 2 (2-1999), 100-102
Orlandi, P., and Criscuolo, A. (2009) Minerali del marmo delle Alpi Apuane. Parco delle Alpi Apuane - Pacini Editore, Ospedaletto-Pisa, 180 pp.
Dallegno, A., and Mazzoleni, G. (2014) Sfalerite e wurtzite. La fluorescenza dei cristalli nei geodi del marmo di Carrara. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 38, 4 (4-2014), 222-239
Morino, A., and Passarino, G. (2014) I minerali delle cavità dei marmi Carrara: sfalerite e wurtzite. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 38, 4 (4-2014), 212-221
Morino, A.; Passarino, G. (2016) Minerali nel marmo di Carrara: solfuri e solfosali [Minerals in Carrara marble: sulphides and sulfosalts]. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 2016 (1). p.22-33.
 
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