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Marcobaldiite from
Stanzone tunnel, Pollone Mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Stope
Classification
Species:Marcobaldiite
Formula:Pb12(Sb3As2Bi)Σ6S21
Chemical Analyses:
wt%
1
Pb64.05 %
As4.51 %
Sb9.10 %
Bi4.24 %
S17.24 %
Total:99.14 %
Empirical formulas:
1Pb11.98(4)Sb2.90(3)As2.33(3)Bi0.79(1)S20.80(20)
Sample references:
1Type Specimen
Biagioni, C., Pasero, M., Mo
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcobaldiite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stanzone tunnel, Pollone Mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:968156
Long-form Identifier:1:3:968156:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marcobaldiite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘPollone Mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S.J. (2016) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2016, CNMNC Newsletter no 30. Mineralogical Magazine, 80 (2) 407-413 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.081
Biagioni, Cristian, Pasero, Marco, Moëlo, Yves, Zaccarini, Federica, Paar, Werner H. (2018) Lead-antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy) XXII. Marcobaldiite, ∼Pb12(Sb3As2Bi)Σ6S21, a new member of the jordanite homologous series from the Pollone mine, Valdicastello Carducci. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30 (3) 581-592 doi:10.1127/ejm/2018/0030-2710
 
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