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Vanadinite from
Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Vanadinite
Formula:Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Habit:prismatic
Colour:red
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Apuanite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vanadinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11541
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11541:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vanadinite
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘVal Bona Quarry (Valbona Quarry), Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘSassalbo, Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘGabbro, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Orlandi, Paolo; Dini, Andrea (2004) Die Mineralien der Buca della Vena-Mine, Apuaner Berge, Toskana (Italien) [The minerals of the Buca della Vena mine, Apuan Mountains, Tuscany (Italy)]. Lapis, 29 (1). 11-24; 58
Moore, Thomas P. (2007) What's new in minerals - Tucson Show 2007. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (3) 211-230
 
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