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Monte Leoni, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italyi
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Ferrocarpholite

Monte Leoni, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Magnesiocarpholite

Monte Leoni, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Magnesiocarpholite

Monte Leoni, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Ferrocarpholite

Monte Leoni, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Magnesiocarpholite

Monte Leoni, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Magnesiocarpholite

Monte Leoni, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Ferrocarpholite

Monte Leoni, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Magnesiocarpholite

Monte Leoni, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° North , 11° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~63km
GRN:
N29E06
Type:
Group of Hills
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
237332
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:237332:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Monte Leoni, Provincia di Grosseto, Toscana, italia


Monte Leoni is a group of hills, located in the municipal territories of Grosseto, Campagnatico, and Roccastrada, which forms the southern part of the Monticciano-Roccastrada metamorphic massif. Its highest point (616 m asl) is the top of Monte Leoni, in the municipal territory of Campagnatico.

The most common paragenesis in low-grade Verrucano metasediments is chloritoid, pyrophyllite, and micas (muscovite and paragonite) (Franceschelli et al., 1986). Magnesiocarpholite as green, columnar or fibrous crystals, up to several centimetres in length, is found in syn-folial quartz-calcite veins widespread in Verrucano rocks, which experienced metamorphism during the Apennine orogeny (Giorgetti et al., 1998; Giorgetti et al., 2001). Late-stage sudoite and kaolinite have also been observed.

According to the Italian Wikipedia link below, the GPS coordinates for the approximate center of the area are 42°54′15.12″N, 11°10′18.12″E.

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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Chloritoid
Formula: Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
ⓘ Ferrocarpholite
Formula: Fe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Magnesiocarpholite
Formula: MgAl2Si2O6(OH)4
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Paragonite
Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sudoite
Formula: Mg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
ⓘFerrocarpholite9.DB.05Fe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4
ⓘMagnesiocarpholite9.DB.05MgAl2Si2O6(OH)4
ⓘPyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘParagonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘSudoite9.EC.55Mg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Hⓘ FerrocarpholiteFe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MagnesiocarpholiteMgAl2Si2O6(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ SudoiteMg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ FerrocarpholiteFe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnesiocarpholiteMgAl2Si2O6(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SudoiteMg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
NaSodium
Naⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ MagnesiocarpholiteMgAl2Si2O6(OH)4
Mgⓘ SudoiteMg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Alⓘ FerrocarpholiteFe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MagnesiocarpholiteMgAl2Si2O6(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Alⓘ SudoiteMg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Siⓘ FerrocarpholiteFe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MagnesiocarpholiteMgAl2Si2O6(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SudoiteMg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Feⓘ FerrocarpholiteFe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4

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References

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Leoni
https://www.mindat.org/mesg-387941.html
FRANCESCHELLI, M., LEONI, L., MEMMI, I., PUXEDDU, M. (1986) Regional distribution of Al-silicates and metamorphic zonation in the low-grade Verrucano metasediments from the Northern Apennines, Italy. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 4 (3) 309-321 doi:10.1111/j.1525-1314.1986.tb00353.x
Giorgett, Giovanna, Goffé, Bruno, Memmi, Isabella, Nieto, Fernando (1998) Metamorphic evolution of Verrucano metasediments in northern Apennines: new petrological constraints. European Journal of Mineralogy, 10 (6) 1295-1308 doi:10.1127/ejm/10/6/1295
Jolivet, L., Faccenna, C., Goffè, B., Mattei, M., Rossetti, F., Brunet, Ch., Storti, F., Funiciello, R., Cadet, J.P., D’Agostino, N., Parra, T. (1998) Mid-crustal shear zones in post-orogenic extension: example from the Northern Tyrrhenian sea. Journal of Geophysical Research, 103, B6, 123-160.
Fuchs, Yves; Mellini, Marcello; Memmi, Isabella (2001) Crystal-chemistry of magnesiocarpholite: controversial X-ray diffraction, Mossbauer, FTIR and Raman results. European Journal of Mineralogy, 13 (3). 533-543 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2001/0013-0533
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