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Colusite from
Lorano quarries (Lorano I Quarry; Lorano II Quarry; Lorano Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Colusite

Lorano quarries, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Colusite

Lorano quarries, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Colusite

Lorano quarries, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Colusite
Formula:Cu13VAs3S16
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wurtzite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Colusite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lorano quarries (Lorano I Quarry; Lorano II Quarry; Lorano Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:91290
Long-form Identifier:1:3:91290:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Colusite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘPradetto Quarry (Campaccio Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘFossa degli Angeli Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘLa Facciata Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘVal Pulita Quarry (Valpulita Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘVal Bona Quarry (Valbona Quarry), Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘCarpevola Quarry (Carpevola B Quarry), Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘCardellino quarries (Fosso Cardellino quarries), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘCalagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘArtana Quarry (Artana B Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Bracci, G., Dalena, D., Orlandi, P. (1978) I geodi del marmo di Carrara. Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Memorie, serie A, 85, 221-241.
Orlandi, P., Bracci, G., Dalena, D., Duchi, G., Vezzalini, G. (1980) I minerali delle geodi della formazione marmifera di Carrara. Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Memorie, serie A, 87, 93-124.
Orlandi, P., Merlino, S., Duchi, G., Vezzalini, G. (1981) Colusite: a new occurrence and crystal chemistry. The Canadian Mineralogist, 19 (3) 423-427
Franzini, M., Orlandi, P., Bracci, G., and Dalena, D. (1982) I minerali del marmo di Carrara. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana Ed., Milano, 110 pp.
 
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