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Corre 'e Cerbu Prospect (Corre de Cerbu Prospect; Bacu Scardu Prospect), Sinnai, Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italyi
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Corre 'e Cerbu Prospect (Corre de Cerbu Prospect; Bacu Scardu Prospect)Prospect
SinnaiCommune
Metropolitan City of CagliariMetropolitan City
SardiniaAutonomous Region
ItalyCountry
Corre 'e Cerbu Prospect (Corre de Cerbu Prospect; Bacu Scardu Prospect), 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:
~23km
GRN:
N27E06
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
22019
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:22019:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Cagliari Province (1859-2016)
Name(s) in local language(s):
Ricerca di Corre 'e Cerbu (Ricerca di Corre de Cerbu; Ricerca di Bacu Scardu), Sinnai, Città metropolitana di Cagliari, Sardegna, Italia


Prospecting works for iron ore, mainly performed at the beginning of the 19th century and in the 1920s-'30s, in the upper valley of Rio Baccu Scardu. Five galleries, nowadays partly collapsed, were excavated.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘChalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘHedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS

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References

Baldracco, C. (1854) Cenni sulla costituzione metallifera della Sardegna. Tipografia G. Marzorati, Torino, 530 pp.
Jervis, Guglielmo (1881) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia descrizione topografica e geologica di tutte le localita nel Regno d'Italia [The underground treasures of Italy topographical and geological description of all the locations in the Kingdom of Italy] Vol. 3 - Regione Delle Isole Sardegna e Sicilia. Ermanno Loescher.
Stara, Paolo; Rizzo, Roberto; Brizzi, Giancarlo (1993) Sarrabus. Miniere e Minerali. Associazione Mineralogica Sarda. 208 pp.
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