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Wurtzite from
Lorano quarries (Lorano I Quarry; Lorano II Quarry; Lorano Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Wurtzite, etc.

Lorano quarries, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
06125220017367491691185.jpg
Wurtzite, etc.

Lorano quarries, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
06125220017367491691185.jpg
Wurtzite, etc.

Lorano quarries, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Wurtzite
Formula:(Zn,Fe)S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Colusite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wurtzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lorano quarries (Lorano I Quarry; Lorano II Quarry; Lorano Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:91292
Long-form Identifier:1:3:91292:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wurtzite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘFossa degli Angeli Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘLa Facciata Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘVal Pulita Quarry (Valpulita Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘVal Bona Quarry (Valbona Quarry), Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘCanal Piccinino Quarry (Canal Piccinino A Quarry), Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘLucchetti Quarry (Strinato B Quarry; Strinato Quarry), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘCanalgrande Quarry (Canalgrande B Quarry; Montecatini Quarry), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘCardellino quarries (Fosso Cardellino quarries), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘCalagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Orlandi, P., Bracci, G., Dalena, D., Duchi, G., Vezzalini, G. (1980) I minerali delle geodi della formazione marmifera di Carrara. Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Memorie, serie A, 87, 93-124.
Orlandi, P., Merlino, S., Duchi, G., Vezzalini, G. (1981) Colusite: a new occurrence and crystal chemistry. The Canadian Mineralogist, 19 (3) 423-427
Franzini, M., Orlandi, P., Bracci, G., and Dalena, D. (1982) I minerali del marmo di Carrara. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana Ed., Milano, 110 pp.
 
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