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Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italyi
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Niccioleta MineMine
Massa MarittimaCommune
Grosseto ProvinceProvince
TuscanyRegion
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 5' 10'' North , 10° 56' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Niccioleta248 (2014)0.5km
Prata584 (2014)3.8km
Ghirlanda213 (2014)4.5km
Massa Marittima5,707 (2014)5.7km
Boccheggiano311 (2014)7.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
2159
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2159:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Miniera di Niccioleta, Massa Marittima, Grosseto, Toscana, Italia


A pyrite mine owned by Solmine. Closed before 1984.

The Niccioleta mines are very famous mostly for large pyrite crystals, but there are other great crystallised minerals that came out of the mine, such as gypsum and sulphur. The minerals can be found in two distinct environments: a group related to (and in association with) the main ore minerals and another group associated with skarn occurrences.

Minerals belonging to the first group:
Ankerite, Arsenopyrite, Azurite, Boulangerite, Calcite, Celestine, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite, Copiapite, Cotunnite, Dolomite, Enargite, Epsomite, Fibroferrite, Fluorite, Galena, Goethite, Goslarite, Gypsum, Halotrichite, Hematite, Jamesonite, Magnetite, Malachite, Marcasite, Melanterite, Orpiment, Pickeringite, Pyrite, Quartz, Realgar, Semseyite, Siderite, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Sulphur, and Tetrahedrite.

Minerals belonging to the second group:
Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite, Pyrite, Bismuthinite, Fluorite, Magnetite, Hematite, Quartz, Siderite, Dolomite, Anhydrite, Erythrite, Andradite, Ilvaite, Hedenbergite, Epidote, Chlorite, and Adularia.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


55 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Berthierite
Formula: FeSb2S4
Description: As black acicular crystals with iridescent blue highlights, associated with stibnite, in calcite veins (Biagioni, 2016). Previously evidenced only in reflected light observation of the polished sections.
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Botryogen
Formula: MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Coquimbite
Formula: AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Cotunnite
Formula: PbCl2
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Fibroferrite
Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Goslarite
Formula: ZnSO4 · 7H2O
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Halotrichite
Formula: Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilvaite
Formula: CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH)
Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Native Arsenic
Formula: As
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Pickeringite
Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Ranciéite
Formula: (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Realgar
Formula: As4S4
Semseyite
Formula: Pb9Sb8S21
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
'UM1984-29-S:CuFePbSb'
Formula: Pb2(Cu,Fe)4(Sb,As)2S9

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Arsenic1.CA.05As
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Realgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
Orpiment2.FA.30As2S3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Berthierite2.HA.20FeSb2S4
Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Semseyite2.HC.10dPb9Sb8S21
Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Cotunnite3.AB.85PbCl2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Ranciéite4.FL.40(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Epsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
Goslarite7.CB.40ZnSO4 · 7H2O
Coquimbite7.CB.55AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Halotrichite7.CB.85Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Pickeringite7.CB.85MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Copiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fibroferrite7.DC.15Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Botryogen7.DC.25MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Ilvaite9.BE.07CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Allophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Chlorite Group'-
'K Feldspar'-
'UM1984-29-S:CuFePbSb'-Pb2(Cu,Fe)4(Sb,As)2S9

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
H CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
H CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
H ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
H IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
H Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O CerussitePbCO3
O CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
O CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
O ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
O HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
O SideriteFeCO3
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mg PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Al CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Al PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Si IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BerthieriteFeSb2S4
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
S BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
S CelestineSrSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
S CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
S EnargiteCu3AsS4
S EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
S FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
S GalenaPbS
S GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
S GreenockiteCdS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
S JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
S OrpimentAs2S3
S PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S RealgarAs4S4
S SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S Native SulphurS8
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S UM1984-29-S:CuFePbSbPb2(Cu,Fe)4(Sb,As)2S9
ClChlorine
Cl CotunnitePbCl2
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Ca IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Ca Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
MnManganese
Mn Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
FeIron
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fe CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Fe HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Fe JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe UM1984-29-S:CuFePbSbPb2(Cu,Fe)4(Sb,As)2S9
CoCobalt
Co ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu UM1984-29-S:CuFePbSbPb2(Cu,Fe)4(Sb,As)2S9
ZnZinc
Zn GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As Native ArsenicAs
As EnargiteCu3AsS4
As ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As OrpimentAs2S3
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
As RealgarAs4S4
As UM1984-29-S:CuFePbSbPb2(Cu,Fe)4(Sb,As)2S9
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
SbAntimony
Sb BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Sb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sb SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb UM1984-29-S:CuFePbSbPb2(Cu,Fe)4(Sb,As)2S9
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb CotunnitePbCl2
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pb SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
Pb UM1984-29-S:CuFePbSbPb2(Cu,Fe)4(Sb,As)2S9
BiBismuth
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3

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