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K Feldspar from
Cava del Ferro (Bùgie mines; Trimpello), Fornovolasco, Fabbriche di Vergemoli, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'K Feldspar' (not an IMA approved species)
Habit:Prismatic or acicular crystals, up to 5 mm.
Colour:colorless
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view K Feldspar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cava del Ferro (Bùgie mines; Trimpello), Fornovolasco, Fabbriche di Vergemoli, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1000795
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1000795:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of K Feldspar
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘFornovolasco metarhyolite formation, Fornovolasco, Fabbriche di Vergemoli, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘBuca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘMonte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘPollone Mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘSeravezza quarrying basin, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘMadielle quarries, Madielle quarrying basin, Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘArtana Quarry (Artana B Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘLa Piana Quarry, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘLucchetti Quarry (Strinato B Quarry; Strinato Quarry), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘEqui marble quarries (Cantonaccio Quarries), Casola in Lunigiana, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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