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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
Comments:xls up to 5 mm.
Habit:rhombohedric, prismatic
Colour:colorless, whitish, dark-grey for boulangerite inclusions
Quality of samples:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Rarity at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:Am.Min.:77:1301-1304.
Associated minerals:
Associates:Ankerite
Boulangerite
Bournonite
Chalcopyrite
Chamosite
Chlorite Group
Dolomite
Galena
Marcasite
Meneghinite
Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Siderite
Sphalerite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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