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Bracco, Moneglia, Genoa, Liguria, Italyi
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BraccoDeposit
MonegliaMunicipality
GenoaMetropolitan City
LiguriaRegion
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 15' 31'' North , 9° 30' 26'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.25861,9.50742
GRN:
N30E05
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
San Pietro Frascati119 (2014)1.9km
Castiglione466 (2014)2.0km
Moneglia1,920 (2014)2.5km
Missano177 (2014)2.7km
Campegli184 (2014)2.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
2075
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2075:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ophiolitic units near Bracco.
Mattarana, Canegreca, Cima Stronzi
The Ligurian ophiolites are classified as subduction-unrelated, continental-margin types. The Bracco chromitites occur in the homonymous complex composed of gabbroic bodies that intrude mantle lherzolite, are partially to totally serpentinized, and are in contact with pillow lavas and pelagic sediments. The studied chromitites form small rhythmic layers, up to a maximum 5 cm in thickness, in contact with troctolite, serpentinized peridotite and anorthosite, hosted in a layered peridotite.

See also Bracco Pass.

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Mineral List


15 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Clinochlore var. Pennine
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Enstatite var. Vanadinbronzite
Formula: (Mg,V)SiO3
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘ Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Loveringite
Formula: (Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘHercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘLoveringite4.CC.40(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘBaddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘvar. Vanadinbronzite9.DA.05(Mg,V)SiO3
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘvar. Pennine9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Enstatite var. Vanadinbronzite(Mg,V)SiO3
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mgⓘ Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Enstatite var. Vanadinbronzite(Mg,V)SiO3
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgⓘ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Alⓘ Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Enstatite var. Vanadinbronzite(Mg,V)SiO3
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
VVanadium
Vⓘ Enstatite var. Vanadinbronzite(Mg,V)SiO3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Zrⓘ Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
LaLanthanum
Laⓘ Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38

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Wikidata ID:Q267005

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References

Cabella, R., Gazzotti, M., and Lucchetti, G. (1997) Loveringite and baddeleyite in layers of chromian spinel from the Bracco ophiolithic Unit, northern Apennines, Italy. The Canadian Mineralogist, 35(4), 899-908.
Sanità, Edoardo, Di Rosa, Maria, Marroni, Michele, Meneghini, Francesca, Pandolfi, Luca (2024) Insights into the Subduction of the Ligure-Piemontese Oceanic Basin: New Constraints from the Metamorphism in the Internal Ligurian Units (Northern Apennines, Italy) Minerals, 14 (1) 64 doi:10.3390/min14010064
[1]Zaccarini, Federica; Kiss, Gabriella B.; Garuti, Giorgio; Mauro, Daniela; Economou-Eliopoulos, Maria; Hegedűs, Máté; Biagioni, Cristian (2025) Methane in Fluid Inclusions in Ophiolitic Chromitites Revealed by Raman Spectroscopy: Preliminary Results. Minerals, 15 (4). 335 doi:10.3390/min15040335
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