| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Metacinnabar |
| Formula: | HgS |
| Comments: | Inclusions in baryte had been previously mistaken for "tetrahedrite" in earlier publications, but after analysis turned out to be metacinnabar. |
| Colour: | grey to black |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Metacinnabar data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Calafuria quarry, Livorno, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1379566 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1379566:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 506ea8dd-2d90-4b61-946e-85792a1ac4e0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Metacinnabar |
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| 57.2km (35.6 miles) | ⓘRipa Mine, Ripa, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| 57.8km (35.9 miles) | ⓘBuca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| 60.1km (37.4 miles) | ⓘLevigliani mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy |
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Calafuria quarry, Livorno, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy