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La Finosa Mine (Fontana Rossa Mine), Ghisoni, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France i
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La Finosa Mine, Ghisoni, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

La Finosa Mine. Old machinery.

La Finosa Mine, Ghisoni, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

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La Finosa Mine, Ghisoni, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

On the way to La Finosa Mine

La Finosa Mine, Ghisoni, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

42° 5' 33'' North , 9° 14' 39'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Ghisoni	295 (2016)	3.0km
Lugo-di-Nazza	113 (2016)	5.1km
Poggio-di-Nazza	209 (2016)	5.9km
Pietroso	278 (2016)	7.2km
Vezzani	329 (2016)	9.0km

Mindat Locality ID:

1693

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:1693:6

GUID (UUID V4):

Name(s) in local language(s):

Mine de la Finosa (Fontana Rossa), Ghisoni, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corse, France

"Continuing towards Ghisoni follow 'Forest Road n° 10' to the place called Monaco. Via a path to Paganello, an old mine along a river can be reached. Numerous very ornamental azurite and malachite specimens can still be discovered here." [Belot, 1978]

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

28 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anglesite

Formula: PbSO₄

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

ⓘ Ankerite

Formula: Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

ⓘ Atacamite

Formula: Cu₂(OH)₃Cl

References:

R.De ASCENÇAO GUEDES (2004) - La linarite, Le Règne Minéral, n° 57, pp 37-41.

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner. Guides Horay.

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

ⓘ Bayldonite

Formula: PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

ⓘ Bieberite

Formula: Co²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu₅FeS₄

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

ⓘ Brochantite

Formula: Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆

References:

R.De ASCENÇAO GUEDES (2004) - La linarite, Le Règne Minéral, n° 57, pp 37-41.

ⓘ Caledonite

Formula: Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆

References:

Uwe Kolitsch (SXRD-analysed)

specimen in collection of Erwin Löffler)

ⓘ Carrollite

Formula: CuCo₂S₄

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

ⓘ Cerussite

Formula: PbCO₃

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

ⓘ Chrysocolla

Formula: Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1

References:

M. Arliguie collection

ⓘ Connellite

Formula: Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O

References:

R.De ASCENÇAO GUEDES (2004) - La linarite, Le Règne Minéral, n° 57, pp 37-41.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

R.De ASCENÇAO GUEDES (2004) - La linarite, Le Règne Minéral, n° 57, pp 37-41.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

ⓘ Greenockite

Formula: CdS

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'

Formula: KAlSi₃O₈

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

ⓘ Lepidocrocite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

ⓘ Linarite

Formula: PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂

References:

R.De ASCENÇAO GUEDES (2004) - La linarite, Le Règne Minéral, n° 57, pp 37-41.

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner. Guides Horay.

ⓘ Polybasite

Formula: [Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

ⓘ Proustite

Formula: Ag₃AsS₃

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

ⓘ Spangolite

Formula: Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl · 3H₂O

References:

M. Arliguie collection

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

Fiche BSS BRGM n° 11183X4002/GT

R.De ASCENÇAO GUEDES (2004) - La linarite, Le Règne Minéral, n° 57, pp 37-41.

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Group'

Formula: ^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)

Gallery:

Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆ⓘ Caledonite

Caledonite

La Finosa Mine, Ghisoni, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Caledonite

La Finosa Mine, Ghisoni, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Caledonite

La Finosa Mine, Ghisoni, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1ⓘ Chrysocolla

Chrysocolla

La Finosa Mine, Ghisoni, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Chrysocolla

La Finosa Mine, Ghisoni, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Chrysocolla

La Finosa Mine, Ghisoni, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂ⓘ Linarite

Linarite

La Finosa Mine, Ghisoni, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Linarite

La Finosa Mine, Ghisoni, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Linarite

La Finosa Mine, Ghisoni, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Bornite	2.BA.15	Cu₅FeS₄
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Greenockite	2.CB.45	CdS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Carrollite	2.DA.05	CuCo₂S₄
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Proustite	2.GA.05	Ag₃AsS₃
ⓘ	Polybasite	2.GB.15	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Atacamite	3.DA.10a	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
ⓘ	Connellite	3.DA.25	Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Goethite	4.FD.10	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Lepidocrocite	4.FE.15	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Ankerite	5.AB.10	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Cerussite	5.AB.15	PbCO₃
ⓘ	Azurite	5.BA.05	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anglesite	7.AD.35	PbSO₄
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Brochantite	7.BB.25	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Caledonite	7.BC.50	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Linarite	7.BC.65	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Bieberite	7.CB.35	Co²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
ⓘ	Spangolite	7.DD.15	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl · 3H₂O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Bayldonite	8.BH.45	PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Chrysocolla	9.ED.20	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Unclassified
ⓘ	'K Feldspar var. Adularia'	-	KAlSi₃O₈
ⓘ	''	-
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Group'	-	^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
H	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Bayldonite	PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Bieberite	Co²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Caledonite	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
H	ⓘ Connellite	Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl · 3H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Caledonite	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
C	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
O	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
O	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Bayldonite	PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Bieberite	Co²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Caledonite	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
O	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
O	ⓘ Connellite	Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl · 3H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Al	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Al	ⓘ Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl · 3H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Si	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Bieberite	Co²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
S	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
S	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Caledonite	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Carrollite	CuCo₂S₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Connellite	Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Greenockite	CdS
S	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
S	ⓘ Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
S	ⓘ Proustite	Ag₃AsS₃
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl · 3H₂O
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Group	^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
Cl	ⓘ Connellite	Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O
Cl	ⓘ Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl · 3H₂O
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Fe	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Bieberite	Co²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
Co	ⓘ Carrollite	CuCo₂S₄
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
Cu	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Bayldonite	PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Cu	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ Caledonite	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ Carrollite	CuCo₂S₄
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Cu	ⓘ Connellite	Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Cu	ⓘ Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl · 3H₂O
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Bayldonite	PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
As	ⓘ Proustite	Ag₃AsS₃
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Ag	ⓘ Proustite	Ag₃AsS₃
Cd	Cadmium
Cd	ⓘ Greenockite	CdS
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
Pb	ⓘ Bayldonite	PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
Pb	ⓘ Caledonite	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
Pb	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂

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References

Fiche BSS N° 11183X4002/GT from BRGM with 44 scan documents.

Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner. Guides Horay.

De Ascençao Guedes, R. (2004) La linarite. Le Règne Minéral: 57: 37-41.

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