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Volborthite from
Val Pulita Quarry (Valpulita Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Volborthite, etc.

Val Pulita Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
07273320017369648932655.jpg
Volborthite, etc.

Val Pulita Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Volborthite, etc.

Val Pulita Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Volborthite
Formula:Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Volborthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Val Pulita Quarry (Valpulita Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11651
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11651:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Volborthite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘVal Bona Quarry (Valbona Quarry), Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.0km (0.7 miles) ⓘFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘCalagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘMonte Nero Mine, Rocchetta di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘMonte Pratofiorito, Bagni di Lucca, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘMonte Alpe Mine, Monte Alpe, Maissana, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
55.4km (34.4 miles) ⓘMt. Scogliera, Lagorara Valley, Maissana, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
58.1km (36.1 miles) ⓘCassagna Mine, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
59.3km (36.8 miles) ⓘScrava Mine (Statale Mine), Statale, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
59.8km (37.1 miles) ⓘMolinello Mine, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
References
Brizzi, G. (1986) Nuovo ritrovamento di sulvanite a Carrara. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 10, 1 (1-1986), 39-41
Bombarda, L., Granai, F., and Orlandi, P. (1999) Le cave di Val Bona e Val Pulita. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 23, 2 (2-1999), 100-102
Orlandi, P., and Criscuolo, A. (2009) Minerali del marmo delle Alpi Apuane. Parco delle Alpi Apuane - Pacini Editore, Ospedaletto-Pisa, 180 pp.
Morino, A. (2017) I minerali nel marmo di Carrara. I minerali estetici [Minerals in Carrara marble. The aesthetic minerals]. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 2017 (4) Museo Civico di Storia Naturale. 242-253
Biagioni, C., Orlandi, P., Camarda, S., Chinellato, M., Appiani, R., Del Chiaro, L., and Sanguineti, G. (2019) Minerals from marbles of Carrara and the Apuan Alps. LoGisma editore, Vicchio (Firenze) - Musumeci S.p.A., Quart (Aosta), 144 pp.
 
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