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Anhydrite from
Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Anhydrite

Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Anhydrite

Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Anhydrite

Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Anhydrite

Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Anhydrite

Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Anhydrite

Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Anhydrite

Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Anhydrite

Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Anhydrite

Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
05836340017272001374549.jpg
Anhydrite

Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
09502050017272001555406.jpg
Anhydrite

Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Anhydrite

Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Anhydrite
Formula:CaSO4
Habit:tabular
Colour:clear to white
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Ankerite
Calcite
Chalcopyrite
Dolomite
Fluorite
Galena
Pyrite
Quartz
Sphalerite
Tetrahedrite Subgroup
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite31
Calcite11
Ankerite9
Quartz8
Dolomite5
Pyrite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anhydrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Campiano Mine, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (63 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:737
Long-form Identifier:1:3:737:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Anhydrite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘBoccheggiano mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘNiccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘAccesa mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘMontioni, Suvereto, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘBaratti slag locality, Piombino, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘFornaci di Montignoso Quarry (Bi.Bru Quarry), Montaione, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘVerruca Mt. (Verruca Mt quartz veins system), Calci, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
83.0km (51.6 miles) ⓘCampese, Giglio Island, Isola del Giglio, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
83.8km (52.0 miles) ⓘMonte Serra (Cascetto-Costa Moriglione quartz veins system), Capannori, Monti Pisani, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Brizzi G., Masotti A., 1989. Campiano: un vanto d'Italia. La miniera e i suoi minerali. Riv. Miner. Ital., 12: 1-20.
Brizzi, G.; Massotti, A. (1990) Campiano, eine neue Fundstelle für außergewöhnliche Anhydritkristalle in der Toskana/Italien [Campiano, a new locality for exceptional anhydrite crystals in Tuscany/Italy]. Mineralien Welt, 1 (1). 10-17
 
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