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Lazulite from
Monte Folgorito, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Lazulite

Monte Folgorito, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Lazulite

Monte Folgorito, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Lazulite, etc.

Monte Folgorito, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Lazulite

Monte Folgorito, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Lazulite

Monte Folgorito, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Lazulite

Monte Folgorito, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Lazulite, etc.

Monte Folgorito, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Monte Folgorito, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Monte Folgorito, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Monte Folgorito, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Lazulite, etc.

Monte Folgorito, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Lazulite

Monte Folgorito, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Lazulite
Formula:MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Comments:Nice xls up to 15 mm of a very deep color and transparent.
Habit:pseudo-pyramidal with rombic section
Colour:light blue, blue
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Chlorite Group
Hematite
Quartz
Rutile
Svanbergite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartzβ“˜10 photos of Lazulite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Hematiteβ“˜2 photos of Lazulite associated with Hematite at this locality.
Chlorite Groupβ“˜1 photo of Lazulite associated with Chlorite Group at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lazulite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monte Folgorito, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (29 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:137331
Long-form Identifier:1:3:137331:8
GUID (UUID V4):9b9eb273-9648-4ce9-b3fe-d4de93f1cb88
References
Dini, A. et al. (1997) - La lazulite du mont Folgorito (Alpes Apuanes), Pietrasanta, Lucca, Toscane, Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 2 171-178.
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Moore, T.P. (2016) Moore's Compendium of Mineral Discoveries 1960 - 2015 Vol. 2. Mineralogical Record Inc.
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