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Malachite from
Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Malachite, etc.

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
03565030017271987007449.jpg
Malachite, etc.

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
03565030017271987007449.jpg
Malachite, etc.

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Comments:It is an alteration product of bournonite and tetrahedrite.
Habit:crust, acicular xls
Colour:green
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Bournonite
Tetrahedrite Subgroup
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)1
Bournonite1
Dolomite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:84072
Long-form Identifier:1:3:84072:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘCanale della Radice mines, Calcaferro, Mulina, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘBottino Mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘPollone Mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘCava del Ferro (Bùgie mines; Trimpello), Fornovolasco, Fabbriche di Vergemoli, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘSeravezza quarrying basin, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘColle Panestra, Molazzana, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘCapanne di Careggine, Careggine, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘMadielle quarries, Madielle quarrying basin, Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘFrigido Mine, Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘArnetola Valley, Vagli Sotto, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Orlandi, Paolo; Dini, Andrea (2004) Die Mineralien der Buca della Vena-Mine, Apuaner Berge, Toskana (Italien) [The minerals of the Buca della Vena mine, Apuan Mountains, Tuscany (Italy)]. Lapis, 29 (1). 11-24; 58
 
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