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Hematite from
Buca della Vena Mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Buca della Vena Mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Description
Comments:It forms, with baryte and magnetite, the ore bodies. It is also present in type V-1 and V-2 veins.
Habit:tabular
Colour:black
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Rarity at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:Orlandi P., Dini A., 2004. Die Mineralien der Buca della Vena-Mine, Apuaner Berge, Toskana (Italien). Lapis, 1: 11-24
Associated minerals:
Associates:Anatase
Baryte
Beryl
Bournonite
Calcite
Derbylite
Magnetite
Malachite
Pyrite
Rutile
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buca della Vena Mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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