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Hemimorphite from
Lanzi Mine (Cava del Piombo; Buca del Piombo), Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Hemimorphite, etc.

Lanzi Mine, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Hemimorphite, etc.

Lanzi Mine, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Hemimorphite, etc.

Lanzi Mine, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
08193600017272322364149.jpg
Hemimorphite, etc.

Lanzi Mine, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Hemimorphite, etc.

Lanzi Mine, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Hemimorphite, etc.

Lanzi Mine, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
08193600017272322364149.jpg
Hemimorphite, etc.

Lanzi Mine, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
00758900017370172059010.jpg
Hemimorphite, etc.

Lanzi Mine, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
05427390017361249098472.jpg
Hemimorphite, etc.

Lanzi Mine, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hemimorphite
Formula:Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hedenbergite3
Ilvaite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hemimorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lanzi Mine (Cava del Piombo; Buca del Piombo), Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:830093
Long-form Identifier:1:3:830093:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hemimorphite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘMonte Calvi-North, San Vincenzo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘTemperino Mine, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMadonna di Fucinaia (Madonna della Fucinaia) slag heaps, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘPodere del Cancellino (Podere dei Cancellini) slag locality, Castagneto Carducci, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘMontorsi iron ore prospects (Monte Spinosa-North; Monte Spinosa iron deposit), Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘBuche al Ferro, Monte Coronato, Castagneto Carducci, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘBotro ai Marmi, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘBuca del Puntone 1, Sassetta, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘBaratti slag locality, Piombino, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
26.5km (16.4 miles) ⓘCastellaccia Mine, Montoccoli-Castellaccia area (Fosso Zanca-Filone di Montoccoli area; Zanca Valley mines), Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Biagioni, C., Orlandi, P., Cerri, M., Pistolesi, M., Rapaccini, S. & Santucci, A. (2013). Temperino e Lanzi. Le paragenesi secondarie dello skarn. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 1/2013, 40-55.
 
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