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Sphalerite from
Artana Quarry (Artana B Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Sphalerite, etc.

Artana Quarry, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
08945040017368676561419.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Artana Quarry, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Sphalerite, etc.

Artana Quarry, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wurtzite2
Colusite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Artana Quarry (Artana B Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:959928
Long-form Identifier:1:3:959928:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘLa Piana Quarry, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘCardellino quarries (Fosso Cardellino quarries), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘCalagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘGerbi Quarry (Fossa Cava Quarry; "Gerby Quarry"), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘFossa Combratta marble quarry (Brugiana North Quarry; Monte Brugiana North Quarry), Monte Brugiana north slope, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘColonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘCampanili Quarry (Campanili quarries), Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.4km (0.9 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
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘTecchia Quarry, Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Morino, A., and Passarino, G. (2014) I minerali delle cavità dei marmi Carrara: sfalerite e wurtzite. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 38, 4 (4-2014), 212-221
Morino, A.; Passarino, G. (2016) Minerali nel marmo di Carrara: solfuri e solfosali [Minerals in Carrara marble: sulphides and sulfosalts]. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 2016 (1). p.22-33.
Biagioni, C., Orlandi, P., Camarda, S., Chinellato, M., Appiani, R., Del Chiaro, L., and Sanguineti, G. (2019) Minerals from marbles of Carrara and the Apuan Alps. LoGisma editore, Vicchio (Firenze) - Musumeci S.p.A., Quart (Aosta), 144 pp.
 
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