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Silver from
Sarrabus, Sardinia, Italy


Classification
Species:Silver
Formula:Ag
Comments:Associated with calcite and barite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Baryte
Calcite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rammelsbergite2 photos of Silver associated with Rammelsbergite at this locality.
Calciteā“˜1 photo of Silver associated with Calcite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Silver data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sarrabus, Sardinia, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:231328
Long-form Identifier:1:3:231328:3
GUID (UUID V4):14e128d6-49e5-4d43-9032-9f7537a03ef8
Nearest other occurrences of Silver
2.6km (1.6 miles) ā“˜Bacu Arrodas Mine (Baccu Arrodas Mine; Bacu Arrodas-S'Arrexini Mine), Muravera, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
4.1km (2.5 miles) ā“˜Giovanni Bonu Mine, San Vito, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
4.3km (2.7 miles) ā“˜Monte Narba Mine, San Vito, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
6.4km (4.0 miles) ā“˜Brecca-Genna Flumini Mine (Brecca Mine), San Vito, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
6.9km (4.3 miles) ā“˜Masaloni Mine, San Vito, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
11.5km (7.1 miles) ā“˜S'Arcilloni Mine, Burcei, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
13.2km (8.2 miles) ā“˜Nicola Secci Mine, Burcei, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
13.3km (8.3 miles) ā“˜Tacconis Mine, San Vito, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
13.8km (8.6 miles) ā“˜Baccu Locci Mine, Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
17.4km (10.8 miles) ā“˜Serra s'Ilixi Mine, Sinnai, Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
UniversitĆ  di Firenze, Via La Pira 4, I-50121 Firenze, Italy 2 C.N.R., Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse, Sezione...Sezione di Firenze, Via La Pira 4, I-50121 Firenze, Italy 3 Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, UniversitĆ ...UniversitĆ  di Firenze, Via La Pira 4, I-50121 Firenze, Italy 4 Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences...pyrargyrite introduction Silver sulfosalts are an important source of silver and occur in a variety of...and Petersen 1988; Chutas and Sack 2004). These silver sulfosalts include, but are not restricted to,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
HERCYNIAN GRANITOID ROCKS FROM THE SARRABUS MASSIF (SOUTHEASTERN SARDINIA, ITALY) P . BROTZD I , V. FERRINI'...Hercynian granitoid rocks from the Sarrabus massif (southeastern Sardinia, Italy). Isot. Geosci., 1 : 77-90....compositions of 37 samples of granitoid rocks from the Sarrabus massif. In several cases mineral separates have...fluorite by hydrothermal fluids. INTRODUCTION The Sarrabus granitoid massif has a surface exposure of ~ 350...occupies the southeastern comer of the island of Sardinia: (Fig. 1). The host-rocks, preserved only in the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
gold discovery in the Variscan basement of Sardinia (Italy): first isotopic (40Ar 39Ar, Pb) and fluid...discovery in the Variscan basement of southeastern Sardinia. Gold occurs in late-Variscan extensional brittle...with literature data for Variscan deposits of Sardinia, and for European Variscan gold deposits. Fluid...Pisa, Italy E-mail: a.dini@igg.cnr.it J. Rayner Medoro Resources Ltd., Furtei, 09040 Cagliari, Italy P....UniversitaĢ€ di Cagliari, Via Trentino 51, 09127 Cagliari, Italy transition to a post-orogenic, pre-Tethyan geodynamic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from the Variscan Baccu Locci Shear Zone (SE Sardinia, Italy) Antonio Funedda 1, * , Stefano Naitza 1 ,...S. 554 bivio per Sestu, 09042 Monserrato (CA), Italy; snaitza@unica.it (S.N.); cbuttau@gmail.com (C.B...(CNR)-Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse, 56100 Pisa, Italy; andrea.dini@igg.cnr.it Correspondence: afunedda@unica...located in a sector of the Variscan Nappe zone of Sardinia (the Baccu Locci shear zone) that hosts several...the nappe zone of the Variscan basement of SE Sardinia, several Sbā€“W, As-Au, and Asā€“Pbā€“(Cu, Zn, Ag, Au)
Report (chapter)
Permo-Mesozoic multiple fluid flow and ore deposits in Sardinia: a comparison with post-Variscan mineralization...Federico II, Via Mezzocannone 8, 1-80134 Napoli, Italy (e-mail: boni@unina.iO 2Fysico-chemische Geologie...hydrothermal activity and mineralization in Sardinia (Italy) is reviewed in the framework of the geological...suggested timing for the hydrothermal events in Sardinia is: (1) Mid-Permian (270 Ma), (2) Triassic-Jurassic...hydrothermal activity and mineralization in Sardinia (Italy). This review is based on the extensive structural
Report (issue)
Silver Ag c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Cubic. Point Group: 4/m 3 2/m...Opaque. Color: Silver-white, tarnishes gray to black; in polished section, brilliant silver-white. Streak:...Streak: Silver-white. Luster: Metallic. R: (400) 83.4, (420) 84.5, (440) 86.0, (460) 87.7, (480) 89.1, (500)...Association: Acanthite, chlorargyrite, embolite, silver sulfosalts, gold, copper. Distribution: Numerous...(Joachimsthal), Czech Republic. In Italy, from Monte Narba, Sarrabus, Sardinia. In the USA, on the Keweenaw
Report (issue)
zone, associated with other silver minerals and sulfides. Association: Silver, arsenic, xanthoconite, stephanite...Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Haut-Rhin, France. From Sarrabus, Sardinia, Italy. In the USA, in Colorado, at Red Mountain...Co.; in Idaho, large masses at the Poorman mine, Silver City district, Owyhee Co.; in Nevada, in the Star
Report (issue)
mineral in hydrothermal silver deposits. Association: Proustite, acanthite, silver, tetrahedrite, galena...galena, sphalerite, pyrite. Distribution: From many silver mining localities, typically in small amounts,...PrĢŒÄ±Ģbram, and TrĢŒebsko. In Italy, fine twins from Monte Narba, near Sarrabus, Sardinia. In England, as twinned
Report (issue)
veins associated with Coā€“Niā€“Ag ores. Association: Silver, nickeline, maucherite, cobaltite, ullmannite,...Pierrefitte, Hautes-PyreĢneĢes. On Monte Narba, Sarrabus, Sardinia, Italy. From Tunaberg, Saxberget, and LaĢŠngsjoĢˆn...from the Cobalt district, near Red Lake; in the Silver Islet mine and the Hemlo gold deposit, Thunder
Report (issue)
rammelsbergite, temperature and pressure. nickeline, silver, bismuth, lollingite. Distribution: In the USA...Badajoz Province, Spain. At Sarrabus and Gonnosfanadiga, Sardinia, Italy. In Australia, at Broken Hill
Report (issue)
Occurrence: In hydrothermal Sbā€“Ag veins. Association: Silver, stibnite, allemontite, sphalerite, pyrite, galena...In France, from Allemont, IseĢ€re. At Sarrabus, Sardinia, Italy. From Sala, VaĢˆstmanland, and in the Vena
Report (issue)
Association: Skutterudite, rammelsbergite, nickeline, silver, bismuth, loĢˆllingite. Distribution: In Sweden...Alston, Cumbria, England. At Sarrabus and Gonnosfanadiga, Sardinia, Italy. From Bou Azzer, Morocco. At
Report (issue)
Optical Properties: Opaque. Color: Steel-gray to silver-white; white in reflected light. Streak: Grayish...PyreĢneĢes-Atlantiques. From Monte Narba and Masaloni, Sarrabus, Sardinia, Italy. In the Settlingstones mine, Fourstones
Report (issue)
PotosıĢ, Bolivia. In the USA, from the De Lamar mine, Silver City, Owyhee Co., Idaho; in the Gold Quarry mine...Baccu Locci mine, near Villaputzu, Sarrabus district, Sardinia, Italy. Name: To honor Dr. Joseph Anthony
Catalog/List
FLUORESENCE one area of sulphur cleavage Sicily Italy short wave. Ā£ I0 Is a rich white crystalline coating...an attractive specimen anyhow. 3x4 Ā£17 Sicily Italy. 24. ALLOPHANE good pale green-grey covering, about...a2x2cm surface. Visiano Quarry, Parma, Emilia, Italy) Ā£7.50 34. THORTVEITITE a small fawn crystal section...small cleavages about half inch size overall Sarrabus Sardinia 49. NATIVE BISMUTH rich metallic platy mass...NATIVE SILVER about a 4mm area of dark wires on quartz around 2cm size, another small area of silver on one
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
system at Montevecchio-Ingurtosu, southwestern Sardinia, Italy: a summary of previous knowledge and new mineralogical...system at Montevecchio-Ingurtosu, southwestern Sardinia, Italy: a summary of previous knowledge and new mineralogical...system at Montevecchio-Ingurtosu, southwestern Sardinia, Italy: 2 a summary of previous knowledge and new...UniversitĆ  degli Studi di Italy 9 10 aDipartimento Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy 11 cIGG-CNR, 12 dDipartimento...di Scienze della Terra, UniversitĆ  di Firenze, Italy for Exploration Targeting, School of Earth Sciences
Book
(Federal Republic of, FRG) Great Britain Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Swi~erland...Kongsberg, Norway, showing only a single species (silver). We arrived at minimum requirements for presentation...Saxony, GDR llfeld, Harz, GDR Rio Marina, Elba, Italy Schneeberg, Saxony, GD R Wolfsberg, Harz, GDR Freiberg...Romania Grube Georg, Horhausen, FRG Brosso, Piemonte, Italy Piz Aul, Wallis, Switzerland 1 Room 1 0a 2 3 5...5 6 Tsumeb, Namibia Agrigento, Sicily, Italy Rheinbreitbach, Bonn, FRG Wurlitz, Fichtelgebirge, FRG Niedermendig
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
several in North Carolina, including the well-known Silver Hill occurrence in Davidson County, and the McMakin...Halifax County, Virginia (Dietrich 1990). The great silver occurrences of the American West are noted for...although it was apparently sparse in some famous silver districts, such as Leadville, whereas others that...produced no good specimens (Eckel 1997). Some wire silver from the White Raven and Black Jack mines of the...(paramorphs) were widespread in the orebodies mined in the Silver Plume area, Clear Creek County; localities included
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PRIMARY NATIVE SILVER ORES AT BATOPILAS, MEXICO, AND BULLARD'S PEAK, NEW MEXICO Pnrrrp KnreGnn, Columbia...Uniaersity, New York City. INrnooucrroN Many of the silver deposits on which there is seemingly general agreement...and particularly those depositsin which native silver is a fairly common constituent' show a characteristic...nickel and cobalt arsenides with native silver or other silver minerals. In view of the generally recognizedhypogene...of the criteria for the primary origin of native silver. Such an association has been observed in a number
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
informal family is polybasite, a relatively common silver ore mineral that is rare as fine specimens. Although...essentially a silver antimony sulfide in which copper occurs in substitution for silver in amounts up...(Ag,Cu)16(As,Sb)2S11. Pseudomorphs of stephanite, silver, pyrite, and marcasite after polybasite have been...stephanite, tetrahedrite and other silver and lead sulfosalts; silver; gold; acanthite; and a wide assortment...states. For example, many of Coloradoā€™s important silver localities contain polybasite (Eckel 1997). Some
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
featured proustite, an arsenic ember of the major ruby-silver family (Cook 1996). The species was chosen because...and historical importance as an ore mineral of silver, well-crystallized specimens of pyrargyrite have...several Mexican occurrences. Ideally, pyrargyrite is silver antimony sulfide (Ag3SbS,). Most analyses show...several percent. Pynte, acanthite, polybasite, and silver pseudomorphs after pyrargyrite are reported. It...alteration product of acanthite, dyscrasite, and silver. Pyrargyrite is relatively widespread as a low-
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Permo-Triassic vein and paleokarst ores in southwest Sardinia: Contribution of fluid inclusion studies to their...di Napoli, Largo S. Marcellino, 10 80138 Napoli, Italy Abstract. This paper presents and discusses new...in the Iglesiente and Sulcis areas of southwest Sardinia. The results suggest that the fluids associated...lglesiente and Sulcis mining districts (southwest Sardinia) (Fig. l a) numerous lead, zinc, barite and minor...e ? Sa8agattu Porto Pino Fig. I. h Sketch of Sardinia with the location of the study areas. B Hypothetical
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
maxite was applied to leadhillite found in Sardinia, Italy. An excellent discussion of the full characterization...as a precipitated phase in the ancient slags), Italy, and Russia, where leadhillite is part of the extensive...the Cagliari and Carbonia-Iglesias provinces in Sardinia have historically hosted centimeterVolume 89,...anglesite and cerussite. Tabular crystals from Sardinia, particularly from the Mala-Calzetta mine, account...(1918). Look to the Natural History Museum in Milan, Italy, for displaying a fine representative of this material
Catalog/List
70x50x50nun. Ā£225. 6) ARGENTITE. Giovanni, Sarrabus, Sardinia. A fine grained black matrix with silvery...40x40x25mm. Ā£35. 37) MUSCOVITE var "ALURGITE". Aosta, Italy. Areas ofbronze red lustrous mica covering joint...cleavages to l0nun. 60x35x301mn. Ā£20. 44) NATIVE SILVER and NATIVE COPPER. Houghton Co., Michigan, USA...USA. Thumbnail showing a 6mm blob of native silver with native copper on a little matrix. In "perky" box
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(REE)ā€”Minerals in the Silius fluorite vein system (Sardinia, Italy) N. Mondillo, M. Boni, G. Balassone, S. Spoleto...(REE)ā€”Minerals in the Silius ļ¬‚uorite vein system (Sardinia, Italy), Ore Geology Reviews (2015), doi: 10.1016/j...(REE)-minerals in the Silius fluorite vein system (Sardinia, Italy) Mondillo N.1,2*, Boni M.1, Balassone G.1...Federico II, via Mezzocannone 8, 80134, Napoli Italy Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum...Silius S.p.A. Viale Merello 14, 09023, Cagliari Italy AC 3 CE P 1 D MA Marino A.3, Santoro L.2
 
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