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Hematite from
Arnetola Valley, Vagli Sotto, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Comments:It contains 1.20 wt% TiO2.
Habit:tabular
Colour:black
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Albite
Anatase
Calcite
Chlorite Group
Dolomite
Mica Group
Piemontite
Quartz
Rutile
Spessartine
Tinzenite
Titanite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rutile3
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Arnetola Valley, Vagli Sotto, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:276554
Long-form Identifier:1:3:276554:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCastagnola, Vagli Sotto, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘEremo di San Viano, Vagli Sotto, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘMonte Tambura, Vagli Sotto, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘCapanne di Careggine, Careggine, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘCaprara Quarry (Capraia Quarry), Madielle quarrying basin, Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘPizzorno, Molazzana, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘPolvaccio Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘFossa Combratta marble quarry (Brugiana North Quarry; Monte Brugiana North Quarry), Monte Brugiana north slope, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘScortico-Ravazzone mine, Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘMonte Brugiana Quarry (Brugiana South-West Quarry; Monte Brugiana South-West Quarry), Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Biagioni C., 2004. Le mineralizzazioni manganesifere dei Diaspri Auctt. di Vagli (Alpi Apuane, Lucca). Tesina di Laurea inedita, Università di Pisa
 
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