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Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

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Pillaite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Pillaite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Pillaite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Pillaite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Pillaite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Pillaite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Pillaite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Pillaite

Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Classification
Locality type:	Mine
Species:	Pillaite
Formula:	Pb₉Sb₁₀S₂₃ClO_0.5
Comments:	xls up to 1 cm.
Habit:	very slight acicular xls; striated // to the elongation
Colour:	lead-gray, sometimes coated by thin iridescent
Quality for species:	Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:	Rare
Confirmation
Validity:	Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite	1
Scainiite	1
Tintinaite	1
Sphalerite	1
Calcite	1
Dolomite	1
Muscovite	1
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Pillaite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (27 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	45230
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:45230:0
GUID (UUID V4):	0
References
Orlandi, Paolo, Moë lo, Yves, Meerschaut, Alain, Palvadeau, Pierre (2001) Lead-antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy) III. Pillaite, Pb₉Sb₁₀S₂₃ClO_0.5, a new Pb-Sb oxy-chloro-sulfosalt, from Buca della Vena mine. European Journal of Mineralogy, 13 (3) 605-610 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2001/0013-0605 Orlandi, P. (2003) Buca della Vena: i solfosali aciculari di piombo e antimonio (Alpi Apuane, Toscana, Italia). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana: 27(4): 224-229.

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Pillaite from Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Pillaite from
Buca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy