Perticara Mine, Novafeltria, Rimini Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Perticara Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Novafeltria | Commune |
| Rimini Province | Province |
| Emilia-Romagna | Region |
| Italy | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 54' 12'' North , 12° 13' 38'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Perticara | 633 (2014) | 1.2km |
| Talamello | 1,093 (2012) | 4.6km |
| Sant'Agata Feltria | 909 (2014) | 4.8km |
| Novafeltria | 3,906 (2014) | 5.0km |
| Ca' Fusino | 549 (2014) | 5.0km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Miniera di Perticara, Novafeltria, Rimini Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Sulphur was extracted from the "gessoso-solfifera" formation, an evaporitic cenozoic (Messinian) formation that appears almost with continuity in all Apennine reliefs from Tuscany to Sicily.
Perticara has been opened probably by ancient Romans, and it has been surely used during the last 500 years. There are many kilometres of tunnels at various levels, up to 740 m depth. The “boom” of mining activity has been in 1917 (sulphur was important to build explosives for WWI) with Montecatini Society there were excavated almost 100 km of galleries on 9 levels. The mine closed in 1964. Now there is an interesting museum.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 References: |
| ⓘ 'Petroleum' References: |
| ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
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Perticara Mine, Novafeltria, Rimini Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy