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Bottinoite from
Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Description
Type Locality:Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy is the type locality for Bottinoite
Comments:It was identified by Bonazzi et al. (1992) on specimens from a secondary level between Redola and Paoli.
Habit:bladed xls
Colour:blue-green
Quality of samples:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Rarity at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:Bonazzi P., Menchetti S., Caneschi A., Magnanelli S., 1992. Bottinoite, Ni(H2O)[Sb(OH)6]2, a new mineral from the Bottino mine, Alpi Apuane, Italy. Am. Miner., 77: 1301-1304.
Associated minerals:
Associates:Aragonite
Chalcopyrite
Galena
Quartz
Siderite
Ullmannite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bottinoite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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