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Sphalerite from
Calabona Mine, Alghero, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Calabona Mine, Alghero, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:415246
Long-form Identifier:1:3:415246:0
GUID (UUID V4):abf83e75-fb7c-4911-b21f-6bf14bd59879
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ā“˜Monte Argentiera, Alghero, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
22.9km (14.2 miles) ā“˜Porto Managu, Bosa, Oristano Province, Sardinia, Italy
27.1km (16.8 miles) ā“˜Argentiera Mine (Argentiera della Nurra Mine), Sassari, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
53.5km (33.3 miles) ā“˜Riu Olorchi, Seneghe, Oristano Province, Sardinia, Italy
59.5km (37.0 miles) ā“˜Su Elzu, Ozieri, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
97.4km (60.5 miles) ā“˜Sos Enattos Mine, Lula, Nuoro Province, Sardinia, Italy
99.2km (61.7 miles) ā“˜Giacurru Mine (Giacurru-Perdabila Mine), Gadoni, Nuoro Province, Sardinia, Italy
References
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periods when some chance discovery in an active mine makes them briefly available to collectors. Chalcocite...chalcopyrite, chalcocite, enargite, arsenopyrite, sphalerite, and bornite. Excellent chalcocite pseudomorphs...copper minerals from such localities as the Loudville mine, Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; Mineral...Figure 3. An aesthetic specimen from the East Colusa mine, Butte, Montana, consisting of sharply developed...field, Carroll County, New Hampshire; the Ecton mine, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; and many New Jersey
Report (issue)
low-temperature deposits. Association: Pyrite, sphalerite, galena, bornite, tetrahedriteā€“tennantite, chalcocite...La Rioja Province. In the Philippine Islands, at Mancayan, Luzon. From the Chinkuashi mine, Keelung,...Kaize-mura, Nagano Prefecture, and in the Teine mine, Hokkaido, Japan. In the USA, in splendent crystals...Tirol. From Bor, Serbia. In Italy, on Sardinia, at Alghero and Calabona. At Tsumeb, Namibia. Name: From
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Lattanzi Epithermal precious metal deposits of ItalyĀ±an overview Received: 13 October 1998 / Accepted:...view of Italy. It was only in the late 1980s that two districts were recognized, in Sardinia and southern...UniversitaƁ di Cagliari, via Trentino 51, Cagliari, Italy alent). The onset of (presumably meteoric) hydrothermal...records and/or exploration potential are in Spain, Italy, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Ukraina...in Italy was neglected until the late 1980s, when two main districts were recognized in Sardinia and
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in the Western Mediterranean province (CĆ©vennes, Franceā€“ Sardinia, Italy) Downloaded by [Laurentian University]...Lower Palaeozoic Iglesiente domain of southwest Sardinia and the southern CĆ©vennesā€“Montagne Noire Variscan...gold province of Sardinia is genetically quite distinct from the Palaeozoic leadā€“zinc province of Iglesiente...(southern CĆ©vennes, Montagne Noire) and southwestern Sardinia (Iglesienteā€“Sulcis). Essentially Cambro-Ordovician...attractive example54 and the Tertiary gold of western Sardinia is a new, economically interesting discovery.77a
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Hydrothermal Evolution in the Calabona Porphyry CopperSystem (Sardinia, Italy): The Pathto an Uneconomic... Montreal, Quebec, CanadaH3A2A7 Abstract The Calabona porphyry coppersystem is developed in a small...dacitic intrusion located in northwestern Sardinia (Italy).Earlyhydrothermal alteration produced a potassic...alteration. The earliest fluidthatcirculated in the Calabona porphyry complex hadhighsalinity (40-60 wt % NaC1...mining. Theverylowconcentration of Cu in the Calabona deposit is surprising, in viewof wall-rock alteration
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PRIVATE MINERAL COLLECTIONS IN ITALY WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY FEDERICO PEZZOTTA CURATOR OF MINERALOGY...JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 2011 PRIVATE MINERAL COLLECTIONS IN ITALY Participating Collectors: Marco Amabili Silvia...Aragonite, 25 cm Cozzodisi mine, Casteltermini, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. Adalberto Giazotto collection... MINERAL COLLECTING IN ITALY )In OutCine of MINERAL COLLECTING IN ITALY Federico Pezzotta Mineralogy...literature and music, scholars and aristocrats in Italy assembled some of the first great collections of
Report (issue)
stannoidite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, covellite, sphalerite, bismuthinite, silver sulfosalts, silver, gold...the Lepanto mine, Mankayan, Luzon, Philippines [TL], as an ore mineral. In the Chinkuashi mine, Keelung...localities. From the Sierra Famatina, La Rioja Province, Argentina. In the Julcani district, at Cerro...Goldfield, Esmeralda Co., from the Golden Chariot mine, Jamestown district, Nye Co., and in the Burrus...Chelopech deposit, Sofia, Bulgaria. From Calabona, Sardinia, Italy. At the Kadzaharan deposit, Armenia. From
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Summary Arsenian goldfieldite from the Marian Gold Mine, Philippines, which is hosted by the Cordon Syenite...(1907), who investigated ores from the M o h a w k Mine, Goldfield, Nevada. An analysis by Palmer, published... / I b-'\\,7/ ,j _/ t't l/ \ / M ar ia, Gold Mine / t S c. [ { ~ / //"'~- ,J/ ~// , /"// ...(1975) provided an analysis ofgoldfieldite from Sardinia. More recently, Tsepin et al. (1977), Spiridonov...goldfieldite and tellurian tennantite from the Marian Gold Mine (northern Luzon, Philippines; Fig. 1), which, in
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goldfieldite-tetrahedrite minerals from the Iriki mine, Japan MASAAKI SHIMIZU University Museum, University...goldfieldite-tetrahedrite series minerals from the Iriki mine in Japan are reported for the frst time. The compositional...goldfieldite-tetrahedrite series, coupled substitutions, Iriki mine, Japan. Introduction THE tetrahedrite structural...Kawazu, Japan in Kato and Sakurai, 1970; from Sardinia in Frenzel et al., 1975; from U.S.S.R. in Tsepin...goldfieldite-tetrahedrite series minerals from the Iriki mine, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, and discusses the
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to try to list all of the mining geologists and mine managers who made these visits possible and who...Netherlands-Extreme Western Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. Volume V (or Volume III, Part III) will take up...current electoral and administrative departments. In Italy the deposits are listed alphabetically, except for...east of Coimbra (N40Ā°12 N, 8 Ā° 2 5 W ) in the province off Beira f Baixa and some 25 km slightly NofW...crude ore averages about 0.3 per cent of WO3. The mine can produce 2000 to 2500 tons per day of tungsten
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detailed study of enargite alteration at Furtei, Sardinia by MUSU (2007) shows a widespread occurrence of...conditions, although not representative of most mine environments, has been largely studied in relation...(Carlo Erba) Natural sample from Baccu Locci, Sardinia Natural sample from Montecatini Val di Cecina...from Alghero, Sardinia (CIPRIANI & Di BENEDETTO 2003) Natural sample from Temperino, Tuscany, Italy; contains...small amounts of ZnS Natural sample from Calabona, Sardinia (BORGHERESI et al. 2006) synthetic Standard
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Dataof the FurteiHigh-Sulfidation GoldDeposit,Sardinia, Italy GIOVANNI lqUGGIERI, InstitutoInternazionale...Ricerche Geotermiche, CNR,PiazzaSolferino 2, 56100Pisa,Italy PIERFRANCO LATTANZI, Dipartimento di Scienze dellaTerra...09127Caglian', Italy SILVANA S. LUXORO, ROBERTODESSi, Progemisa, Via Contivecchi 7, 09122Cagliari,Italy MARCO...50121Firenze,Italy Abstract Theepithermal high-sulfidation golddeposit at Furtei(Sardinia, Italy)contains...tionoccurs (Tanelliet al.,1991);in Sardinia, epithermal gold The Corsica-Sardinia microplateis a formersegmentof
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Washington, DC 20013 pohwatp@si.edu ENARGITE Longfellow Mine, Red Mountain District, San Juan County, Colorado...tennantite from the north orebody of the Longfellow mine, Red Mountain district, San Juan County, Colorado...deposits associated with chalcopyrite, tetrahedrite, sphalerite, galena, pyrite, calcite, and quartz, to name...replace pyrite, chalcopyrite, tennantite, and sphalerite. It, in turn, may be replaced by bornite, galena...the Longfellow mine, Red Mountain district, San Juan County (fig. 1). The Longfellow mine was discovered
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Spain by F. Vazquez Guzman Portugal by D. Thadeu Italy by P. Zuffardi European part of the U.S.S.R. by...Southwest Europe embraces France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Each volume has an introductory chapter of the...Cordillera Pyreneo-Proven!yal chain Corsica and Sardinia . Mineralization in relation to tectonic evolution...Elisa and Dorinda Barruecopardo Golpejas or Bellita mine Morille-Martinamor El Cubito El Trasqui16n. Santa...Baixo Tejo and Sado Basins Silica sand deposits Italy by P. Zuffardi Introduction Geological setting Stratigraphy
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with Orbis Publishing Limited abcdefgh Printed in Italy by IGDA, Novara Adapted from the original Italian...sorosilicates 85 spessartite 78 sphaerocobaltite 42, 42 sphalerite 9, 10, /0 spherostilbite 124 spinel 24 spinel...(Yugoslavia), some mines on Mount Amiata, Tuscany (Italy), and AlmadƩn (Spain). In the United States it...Filiform silver. Nicola Secci, Sarrabus, Sardinia (Italy) Dendritic copper famous (Michigan) 1822...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite
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(Federal Republic of, FRG) Great Britain Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Swi~erland...Saxony, GDR llfeld, Harz, GDR Rio Marina, Elba, Italy Schneeberg, Saxony, GD R Wolfsberg, Harz, GDR Freiberg...particularly interesting collection of miners' lamps and mine surveying instruments. Ancient and mediaeval mining...worn by mine officials of Saxony on ceremonial occasions. A special attraction is a model mine, 20m below...N. from the main railway station, landmark is a mine headframe. Tues.- Fri. 8.30-17.30 hrs.; Sat.- Sun
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symmetry: Examples of striations on anoctahedral sphalerite crystal and on a cubic pyrite crystal. various... various other properties. For example, in a sphalerite octahedron we find four lustrous faces and four striated...cube gyroid HEXTETRAHEDRAL 43m 3A2-4A3 P .6P sphalerite tetrahedhte hextetrahedron deltoid dodecahedron...obtained a diffraction spectrum by x-raying a sphalerite crystal. The periodicity of the atoms in the...chemical formula changes (C = diamond versus ZnS = sphalerite). Two substances are called isostructural when
Translation Ā© Orbis Publishing Limited 1972 Printed in Italy by |GDA, Novara SBN O 85613 0001 For many years...sorosilicates 85 spessartite 78 sphaerocobaltite 42, 42 sphalerite 9, 10, 10 spherostilbite 124 spinel 24 spinel...(Yugoslavia), some mines on Mount Amiata, Tuscany (Italy), and AlmadĆ©n (Spain). In the United States it is... Filiform silver: Nicola Secci, Sarrabus, Sardinia (Italy) endritic copper rmation. Houghton fichigan)...covered with calcite. Casteltermini, Agrigento (Italy) look more different. Theirs is the most notable
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Translation Ā© Orbis Publishing Limited 1972 Printed in Italy by IGDA, Novara SBN O 85613 0001 For many years...sorosilicates 85 spessartite 78 sphaerocobaltite 42, 42 sphalerite 9, 10, JO spherostilbite 124 spine! 24 spine...59 zippeite 62 zircon 77, 78, 78 zoisite 88 THE MINE LKINGDOM All physical bodies in Nature can be...or slightly rotated Vitreous. Like glass 3 THE MINE Class I: native Ā·elements Chemical elernents found...(Yugoslavia), son1e n1ines on Mount Amiata, Tuscany (Italy), and Almaden (Spain). In the United States it is
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museum quality but many minerals can be found on mine dumps or can be purchased or traded. After introducing...show octahedral cleavage (four directions) and sphalerite six directions. The tetragonal system often shows...for changes of lustre in parallel bands (as in sphalerite) or for lamellae (polysynthetic twinning) where...over its beer: to go underground in a non-working mine is sheer folly unless you are accompanied by someone...(preferably several people) who really knows the mine. Before venturing into the field serious collectors
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times, and there is evidence of at least one flint mine dating from this period. Finely worked and polished...without causing obvious changes in the mineral. Sphalerite, ZnS, practically always contains some iron,...separate species but remains a variety (p. 29). Sphalerite never contains more than about 20 per cent of...extent of substitution n1ay be limited as in sphalerite, or unlimited as in the plagioclases or in magnesi...deposits galena is almost invariably accompanied by sphalerite. Certain other minerals may exclude one another
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is found Include Almaden (Spain), Monte Amlata (Italy), ldrija (Slovenia), Moschellandsberg (Germany)...(Peru). Almaden Is the oldest and largest mercury mine In the world. Hg Colour: t in-white Lustre; opacity:...Brunswick (Canada), Kern County (California, USA), Sardinia (Italy) and Sarawak (Borneo). Sb Colour: light grey...Russia, South Korea, Mexico, the Czech RepubUc and Italy. C Colour: black Lustre; opacity: dull metallic;...(acanthite) - cubic (argentite) 29 SULPHIDES Sphalerite S phalerite or zinc blende is an important
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is found Include Almaden (Spain), Monte Amlata (Italy), ldrija (Slovenia), Moschellandsberg (Germany)...(Peru). Almaden Is the oldest and largest mercury mine In the world. Hg Colour: t in-white Lustre; opacity:...Brunswick (Canada), Kern County (California, USA), Sardinia (Italy) and Sarawak (Borneo). Sb Colour: light grey...Russia, South Korea, Mexico, the Czech RepubUc and Italy. C Colour: black Lustre; opacity: dull metall...(acanthite) - cubic (argentite) 29 SULPHIDES Sphalerite S phalerite or zinc blende is an important
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because * Present address: Asarco, Inc.,Sweetwater Mine,Route1, Box416,Ellingit contains transparent fluoritethatshould...but most of these were too small includepyrite,sphalerite, ehaleopyrite, arsenopyrite, molybde- to be studied...shownin Table2 andFigure m,a darkorange, iron-rich sphalerite isassociated withmagne- 9 wererecognized, in...Naslund(1983) iā€¢, __/ 'ā€¢.ā€¢_.ā€¢, Ɵ Vergenoeg [] Calabona haveobserved silicate-iron oxideimmiseibility...to GavinClarke,manager oftheVergenoeg Uranium ā€¢ mine,forpermission to carryoutthisstudyandthe Geology
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mineral pigments. LEFT: Malachite, Bwana Mā€™Kubwa Mine, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia * 22 x 26 x 16 cm 22...Namibia * 20 x 18 x 14 cm Bladed stibnite, Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Shikoku, Japan * 10 x 1 x 1 om Acicular...Brazil * 5 x 3 x 0.6 cm Platy muscovite, JosĆ© Pinto Mine, Jaguaracu, Minas Gerais, Brazil * 12 x 19 x 6 cm...Malawi * 10 x 10 x 7 cm Calcite, San Sebastian Mine, Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico * 10 x 8 x 6.5...divided by the weight of an Graphite, Black Donald Mine, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada * 14 x 11 x 10
 
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