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Orpiment from
Bicchieri Quarry (Lorano Basso Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Orpiment | |
| Formula: | As2S3 | |
| Comments: | Mentioned by D'Achiardi (1905) as an alteration product of realgar, in the form of thin yellow scales and orange-yellow spots on the former. The yellow to yellow-orange mineral mentioned by this author, and later by other authors, is actually pararealgar (orpiment cannot derive from the alteration of realgar, that usually alters into pararealgar). Consequently, the occurrence of orpiment from the marble cavities of this locality has to be considered as questionable (Biagioni et al., 2019). | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Unconfirmed/Questioned | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Orpiment data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Bicchieri Quarry (Lorano Basso Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1291040 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1291040:9 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Orpiment | ||
| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | âLorano quarries (Lorano I Quarry; Lorano II Quarry; Lorano Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
| 1.5km (1.0 miles) | âRavaccione quarries (Ravaccione Quarry; Torrione Quarry; Tecchione Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
| 12.9km (8.0 miles) | âPitone quarry, Seravezza quarrying basin, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
| 15.5km (9.6 miles) | âSeravezza quarrying basin, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
| 59.1km (36.7 miles) | âMolinello Mine, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy | |
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