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Canari mine, Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, Francei
Regional Level Types
Canari mineMine (Abandoned)
CanariCommune
BastiaArrondissement
Haute-CorseDepartment
CorsicaRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 49' 14'' North , 9° 19' 36'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2025
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ogliastro109 (2016)1.9km
Canari354 (2016)3.8km
Sisco1,121 (2018)9.0km
Pino163 (2016)9.9km
Farinole197 (2016)10.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
13500
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13500:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Albo
Other Languages:
French:
Mine de Canari, Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corse, France


An abandoned 14-level asbestos (serpentinite) quarry operated from 1948 to 1965. Since its abandonment, it has been continuously filled with refuse. As of 2024, reports stated that the quarry’s facilities were scheduled for demolition in the fall of 2025.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


36 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Description: In tremolite schist
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Description: In serpentinite
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Awaruite
Formula: Ni3Fe
Description: In serpentinite
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chabazite'
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Description: In serpentinite
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Description: In serpentinite
Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Description: In serpentinite
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Description: In diopside-andradite-vesuvianite grenatite
Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: In tremolite schist
'Diallage'
Description: In serpentinite
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Description: In tremolite schist
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Glaucophane
Formula: ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Description: In serpentinite
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Heazlewoodite
Formula: Ni3S2
Description: In serpentinite
Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
Description: In serpentinite
Hercynite var. Picotite
Formula: (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
Description: In serpentinite
Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Description: In serpentinite
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: In serpentinite
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
References:
Mcguinnessite
Formula: (Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2
References:
Melanophlogite
Formula: 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Description: In serpentinite
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Description: In serpentinite.
Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Description: In serpentinite
Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
Description: In serpentinite
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Description: In serpentinite
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: In diopside-andradite-vesuvianite grenatite
Scolecite
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Description: In diopside-andradite-vesuvianite grenatite
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Description: In tremolite schist
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Awaruite1.AE.20Ni3Fe
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Heazlewoodite2.BB.05Ni3S2
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Pyrite
var. Bravoite
2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Hercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hercynite
var. Picotite
4.BB.05(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Melanophlogite4.DA.2546SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Mcguinnessite5.BA.10(Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Clinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Zoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Glaucophane9.DE.25◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Lizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Scolecite9.GA.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Unclassified
'Chabazite'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Diallage'-
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
H LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H Mcguinnessite(Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2
H Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BBoron
B DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C Mcguinnessite(Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2
C Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
NNitrogen
N Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
O LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O Mcguinnessite(Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2
O Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
O PerovskiteCaTiO3
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
O Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mg Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Mg LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg Mcguinnessite(Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Mg Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Al Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Si Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SSulfur
S Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S HeazlewooditeNi3S2
S MilleriteNiS
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CaCalcium
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Ca WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Ca Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
TiTitanium
Ti PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Cr Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
FeIron
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe AwaruiteNi3Fe
Fe Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Fe Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
NiNickel
Ni AwaruiteNi3Fe
Ni Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Ni HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Ni MilleriteNiS
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Mcguinnessite(Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2

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