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Hemimorphite from
Baratti slag locality, Piombino, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Hemimorphite

Baratti slag locality, Piombino, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Hemimorphite

Baratti slag locality, Piombino, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
01097910017362572824858.jpg
Hemimorphite

Baratti slag locality, Piombino, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Hemimorphite

Baratti slag locality, Piombino, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
01097910017362572824858.jpg
Hemimorphite

Baratti slag locality, Piombino, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Hemimorphite

Baratti slag locality, Piombino, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Hemimorphite
Formula:Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hemimorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baratti slag locality, Piombino, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:84046
Long-form Identifier:1:3:84046:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hemimorphite
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘBotro ai Marmi, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘMontorsi iron ore prospects (Monte Spinosa-North; Monte Spinosa iron deposit), Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘMadonna di Fucinaia (Madonna della Fucinaia) slag heaps, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘTemperino Mine, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘLanzi Mine (Cava del Piombo; Buca del Piombo), Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘMonte Calvi-North, San Vincenzo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘPodere del Cancellino (Podere dei Cancellini) slag locality, Castagneto Carducci, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
16.2km (10.0 miles) ⓘBuche al Ferro, Monte Coronato, Castagneto Carducci, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘBuca del Puntone 1, Sassetta, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘCastellaccia Mine, Montoccoli-Castellaccia area (Fosso Zanca-Filone di Montoccoli area; Zanca Valley mines), Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Cerutti, Gianfranco; Preite, Domenico (1995) Mineralien der etruskischen Schlacken von Baratti, Toskana [Minerals from the Etruscan slag of Baratti, Tuscany]. Lapis, 20 (4). 13-18;50
 
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