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

Description
Comments:It is common as masses, but rare as single xls.
Prismatic xls, sometimes twinned, are present in the schist of Paoli level. Pelloux (1922) found xls in Due Canali level.
Habit:prismatic xls
Colour:grey
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Rarity at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:European Journal of Mineralogy, 12 (2)
Associated minerals:
Associates:Chalcopyrite
Galena
Pyrrhotite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
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