| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Galena |
| Formula: | PbS |
| Comments: | xls up to 5 cm.
Usually galena has 0,3 to 0,4 wt% Ag at Bottino; sometimes are observed cubanite and pyrargyrite inclusions. |
| Habit: | cube-octahedral, rarely octahedral |
| Colour: | grey |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Boulangerite
Calcite
Chalcopyrite
Chlorite Group
Cubanite
Freibergite Subgroup
Meneghinite
Pyrargyrite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Siderite
Sphalerite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Siderite | 18 |
| Sphalerite | 18 |
| Quartz | 14 |
| Chalcopyrite | 8 |
| Meneghinite | 4 |
| Calcite | 3 |
| Boulangerite | 2 |
| Pyrrhotite | 2 |
| Chlorite Group | 1 |
| Dolomite | 1 |
| Hydrozincite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Galena data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (32 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 83379 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:83379:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Galena |
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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 |
| 3.0km (1.9 miles) | ⓘBuca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| 3.3km (2.1 miles) | ⓘPollone Mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, 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 |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘLevigliani mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| 4.1km (2.5 miles) | ⓘPitone quarry, Seravezza quarrying basin, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| 5.0km (3.1 miles) | ⓘCardoso, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| 7.7km (4.8 miles) | ⓘMadielle quarries, Madielle quarrying basin, Massa, Massa-Carrara 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