| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Rouxelite |
| Formula: | Cu2HgPb23Sb27S65.5 |
| Comments: | xls are more than 1 cm in lenght but only few micron in thickness.
IMA 2002-062. |
| Habit: | thin acicular xls |
| Colour: | pitch black |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Marrucciite | 2 |
| Calcite | 2 |
| Dolomite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Rouxelite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (13 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 292923 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:292923:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Rouxelite |
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| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | âSant'Olga tunnel, Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| 3.8km (2.4 miles) | âMonte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| References |
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Orlandi, P., Meerschaut, A., MoÃŦlo, Y., Palvadeau, P., Leone, P. (2005) Leadâantimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy). VIII. Rouxelite, Cu2HgPb22Sb28S64(O,S)2, a new sulfosalt from Buca della Vena mine, Apuan Alps: definition and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 43 (3). 919-933 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.43.3.919 |
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Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy