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Monte Argentiera, Calabona area, Alghero, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italyi
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Monte ArgentieraMining Area
Calabona areaMining Area
AlgheroCommune
Sassari ProvinceProvince
SardiniaAutonomous Region
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 31' 54'' North , 8° 20' 3'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Mindat Locality ID:
189351
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:189351:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Monte Argentiera Mine
Other Languages:
Italian:
Miniera di Monte Argentera, Alghero, Sassari, Sardegna, Italia


Old Zn mine, active between 1905-1908, which exploited a columnar orebody of calamine.

A manganese mineralization has been discovered near the top of Monte Argentiera (Fiori & Gorga, 1995).

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9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcophanite
Formula: ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
Galena
Formula: PbS
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hetaerolite
Formula: ZnMn2O4
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hetaerolite4.BB.10ZnMn2O4
Chalcophanite4.FL.20ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O HetaeroliteZnMn2O4
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
SiSilicon
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
MnManganese
Mn ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Mn HetaeroliteZnMn2O4
ZnZinc
Zn ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn HetaeroliteZnMn2O4
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

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