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S'Arcu Mannu Mine (Bruncu Arrubiu Mine), Burcei, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italyi
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S'Arcu Mannu Mine (Bruncu Arrubiu Mine)Mine
BurceiCommune
South Sardinia ProvinceProvince
SardiniaAutonomous Region
ItalyCountry
S'Arcu Mannu Mine (Bruncu Arrubiu Mine), Sarrabus-Gerrei, Sardinia, Italy
S'Arcu Mannu Mine (Bruncu Arrubiu Mine), Sarrabus, Sardinia, Italy

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° North , 9° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~8km
GRN:
N27E06
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
213006
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:213006:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Cagliari Province (1859-2016)
Name(s) in local language(s):
Miniera di S'Arcu Mannu (Miniera di Bruncu Arrubiu), Burcei, Sarrabus, Sarrabus-Gerrei, Provincia del Sud Sardegna, Sardegna, Italia


Barite, Fluorite lead

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
References:
De Castro, C. (1890) Descrizione geologico-mineraria della zona argentifera del Sarrabus (Sardegna). Memorie descrittive della Carta geologica d'Italia, 5, 68 pp. + 6 plates + 1 folded geological map
D'Achiardi, G. (1896) Museo di Mineralogia della R. Università di Cagliari. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 15, 471-474
Traverso, G. B. (1898) Sarrabus e suoi minerali [Sarrabus and its minerals] - Note descrittive sui mineralidel Sarrabus facenti parte della collezione di minerali italiani presso il Museo civico di Genova [Descriptive notes on the Sarrabus minerals forming part of the Italian mineral collection at the Civic Museum of Genoa]. Tipografia e Libreria Sansoldi.
Stara, Paolo; Rizzo, Roberto; Brizzi, Giancarlo (1993) Sarrabus. Miniere e Minerali. Associazione Mineralogica Sarda. 208 pp.
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Native Arsenic
Formula: As
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘNative Arsenic1.CA.05As
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘChlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ Native ArsenicAs
AgSilver
Agⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agⓘ Native SilverAg

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References

De Castro, C. (1890) Descrizione geologico-mineraria della zona argentifera del Sarrabus (Sardegna). Memorie descrittive della Carta geologica d'Italia, 5, 68 pp. + 6 plates + 1 folded geological map
Traverso, S. (1890) Note sulla geologia e sui giacimenti argentiferi del Sarrabus (Sardegna). Francesco Casanova Editore, Torino, 57 pp.
D'Achiardi, G. (1896) Museo di Mineralogia della R. Università di Cagliari. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 15, 471-474
Traverso, G. B. (1898) Sarrabus e suoi minerali [Sarrabus and its minerals] - Note descrittive sui mineralidel Sarrabus facenti parte della collezione di minerali italiani presso il Museo civico di Genova [Descriptive notes on the Sarrabus minerals forming part of the Italian mineral collection at the Civic Museum of Genoa]. Tipografia e Libreria Sansoldi.
Traverso, G.B. (1909) Le miniere di argento in Sardegna. Tipografia Sansoldi, Alba, 118 pp.
Econ Geol (1984) 79:409-414
Stara, Paolo; Rizzo, Roberto; Brizzi, Giancarlo (1993) Sarrabus. Miniere e Minerali. Associazione Mineralogica Sarda. 208 pp.
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