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Aquamarine from
Buca della Vena Mine, Ponte Stazzemese, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Description
Comments:	Type V-1 veins. It is also present in type V-2 veins, associated with hematite and quartz.
Habit:	prismatic
Colour:	blue
Quality of samples:	Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Rarity at site:	Rare
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Orlandi & Dini, 2004. Die Mineralien der Buca della Vena-Mine, Apuaner Berge, Toskana (Italien). Lapis, 29, 1: 11-24.
Associated minerals:
Associates:	Apuanite
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Aquamarine data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Buca della Vena Mine, Ponte Stazzemese, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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