Italy, Sardegna, Carbonia-Iglesias prov., Fluminimaggiore, S. Lucia mine


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This mine started in 1943 and ended in 1980, famous amongst minerals collectors. It is a mine complex with different slopes; the mineralization is mainly represented by baryte, fluorite, quartz, galena, sphalerite and chalcopyrite and is connected to ad intrusion of granitic masses

 

Agardite-ce
Thin acicular XX of agardite-ce, on black mineralized matrix, with some malachite. Crystallized area is 0.5x0.4cm so this is the best image I can take
4.8x5cm 
Santa Lucia mine, S'Oreri stope, Fluminimagiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.559

 

Calcite
Scalenohedral XX totally covered by quartz, with a second partial covering of pale pink calcite in globules. In the right corner of the 2nd photo it is possible to see the former amber colored calcite XX
16x8.5cm 
Santa Lucia mine, S'Oreri stope, Fluminimagiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.692

Another photo: a bigger view

 

Calcite
Scalenohedral XX up to 5 cm, covered by encrusting of oxides, on limestone
11x5cm
S. Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.609

Another photo: entire piece

 

Calcite
Scalenohedral XX, up to 8 cm long, on limestone
16.5x9.5cm
S. Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.608

Another photo: entire piece

 

Calcite
Some scalenohedral XX, up to 6 cm, with a lot os smaller XX, are posted on a thin matrix covered, on the back, of siderite, on the mould of a previous  calcite large rhomb
13x10cm
S. Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.966

 

Baryte
Group of thin lamellar XX
11x12cm
S. Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.592

 

Baryte
Lamellar XX up to 4.5cm wide
14x9.5cm

S. Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Cagliari. Italy
Specimen n.600

 

Baryte
Group of honey Baryte XX, up to 8cm long, on a thin plate of rock with small cubic XX of fluorite
11x8cm

S.Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.596

 

Baryte
A group of fluorite cubic XX (up to 0.5cm) is covered by a lot of transparent honey baryte XX, up to 2.5cm long
17x10cm

S.Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.588

Another photo: entire specimen

 

Baryte
Baryte XX on a fluorite cubic XX carpet
12.5x8cm

Santa Lucia mine, S'Oreri stope, Fluminimagiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.607

Another photo: entire specimen
Another photo: back of piece

 

 

Baryte
A couple of baryte XX, up to 5.5cm long, on fluorite cubic XX (edge approx 0.7cm)
9.5x10cm

Santa Lucia mine, S'Oreri stope, Fluminimagiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.606

 

Baryte
Baryte XX - up to 3cm long - are posted on a plate of rock colored by iron oxides
12.5x10cm
S.Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.613

2nd photo

 

Fluorite
Cubic XX of blue fluorite, partially covered by microcrystalline sugar-like quartz red-colored by iron oxides

10x7
cm
S.Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.1385

2nd photo

 

 

Fluorite
Cubic XX, max edge 0.6cm. Fluorite XX are scattered on a baryte
matrix, with XX up to 1.3cm, transparent and covered by iron oxides. All around baryte, a lot of small pyrite XX (less than 0.1 cm) deeply altered. I find the contrast, between the white XX and the dotted yellow matrix
12x9.5
cm
S.Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.595

Another photo: a bigger view

 

Fluorite
Cubic XX, edge up to 1.2cm with phantoms; the inner part is pale blue, the external part is pale purple

6x6.5
cm
S.Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.694

Another photo: a bigger view

 

Fluorite
Cubic XX, max edge 0.7cm, with calcite XX up to 3.4cm. The X in evidence is double colored, from yellowish to purple. There is also some hemimorphite in micro XX

11x6.5
cm
S.Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.597

 

Fluorite
Surface covered by cubic and transparent XX, max edge 0.6cm

15.5x7.3
cm
S.Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.547

 

Hemimorphite
Pale yellow XX, well formed and transparent up to 0.4cm, on fluorite
7.5x4cm
S. Lucia mine, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.669

Another photo: a bigger view

 

Linarite
XX spread over quartz matrix
8x6cm
Santa Lucia mine, S'Oreri, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias. Italy
Specimen n.460

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