| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Sphalerite |
| Formula: | ZnS |
| Comments: | Sometimes it is epitactic on chalcopyrite.
xls up to 5 cm. |
| Habit: | complex, made of combinations of cube, tetrahedrons and rhombododecahedrons. Often it is twinned and elongated; rarely tabular. |
| Colour: | black |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Boulangerite
Calcite
Chalcopyrite
Galena
Meneghinite
Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Siderite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Siderite | 61 |
| Quartz | 31 |
| Chalcopyrite | 20 |
| Galena | 18 |
| Meneghinite | 10 |
| Dolomite | 10 |
| Calcite | 9 |
| Boulangerite | 7 |
| Chlorite Group | 2 |
| Pyrargyrite | 1 |
| Hydrozincite | 1 |
| Pyrrhotite | 1 |
| Freibergite Subgroup | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sphalerite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (85 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 83378 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:83378:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite |
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| 0.6km (0.3 miles) | ⓘGallena, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘMonte Costa quarry, Seravezza quarrying basin, Seravezza, 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 |
| 3.1km (1.9 miles) | ⓘVerzalla, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| 3.3km (2.1 miles) | ⓘPollone Mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| 3.4km (2.1 miles) | ⓘSant'Olga tunnel, Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, 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 |
| References |
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Benvenuti, M., Mascaro, I., Corsini, F., Ferrari, M., Lattanzi, P., Parrini, P., Costagliola, P., Taneli, G. (2000) Environmental mineralogy and geochemistry of waste dumps at the Pb(Zn)-Ag Bottino mine, Apuane Alps, Italy. European Journal of Mineralogy: 12(2): 441-453. |
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Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy