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Calcite from
Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:xls up to 5 mm.
Habit:rhombohedric, prismatic
Colour:colorless, whitish, dark-grey for boulangerite inclusions
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Ankerite
Boulangerite
Bournonite
Chalcopyrite
Chamosite
Chlorite Group
Dolomite
Galena
Marcasite
Meneghinite
Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Siderite
Sphalerite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Siderite15
Sphalerite9
Quartz8
Boulangerite8
Galena3
Chalcopyrite2
Pyrite2
Marcasite1
Meneghinite1
Dolomite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:49874
Long-form Identifier:1:3:49874:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.6km (0.3 miles) ⓘGallena, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘCeragiola quarries, Seravezza quarrying basin, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘBuca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘPiastraio quarry, Mulina, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
3.5km (2.1 miles) ⓘSeravezza quarrying basin, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘMonte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘCanale della Radice mines, Calcaferro, Mulina, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘCardoso, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘMount Corchia, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘMonte Carchio quarries (Carchio Quarries), Montignoso, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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