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Albite from
Castagnola, Vagli Sotto, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy


Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Comments:Type A and C occurrence.
Habit:tabular
Colour:colorless
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Braunite
Calcite
Clinochlore
Hematite
Muscovite
Piemontite
Quartz
Rutile
Scheelite
Serandite
Sugilite
Titanite
Todorokite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Castagnola, Vagli Sotto, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:276552
Long-form Identifier:1:3:276552:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘEremo di San Viano, Vagli Sotto, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘArnetola Valley, Vagli Sotto, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘCapanne di Careggine, Careggine, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘEqui marble quarries (Cantonaccio Quarries), Casola in Lunigiana, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘMount Corchia, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
8.8km (5.4 miles) ⓘEqui marble quarries (Cattani Quarry; Col Pelato Quarry), Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘMadielle quarries, Madielle quarrying basin, Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘSagro marble quarries, Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘCalagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘCanalgrande Quarry (Canalgrande B Quarry; Montecatini Quarry), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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