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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lanzi Mine (Cava del Piombo; Buca del Piombo), Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:950489
Long-form Identifier:1:3:950489:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
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
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘBaratti slag locality, Piombino, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘBottricoli slag locality, Valpiana - Castello della Marsiliana area slag sites, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘMarsiliana slag locality, Valpiana - Castello della Marsiliana area slag sites, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘPoggio Castiglione, Canneto, Monteverdi Marittimo, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘCampo di Sasso, Bibbona, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘSerrabottini, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘPoggio al Montone, Montoccoli-Castellaccia area (Fosso Zanca-Filone di Montoccoli area; Zanca Valley mines), Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Nannoni R., Pistolesi M., Rossi R. (2012): Miniere e minerali di Campiglia Marittima. La Bancarella Editrice, Piombino (Livorno), 162 pp.
 
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