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Botro dell'Arancio Quarry, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italyi
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Botro dell'Arancio QuarryQuarry
Rosignano MarittimoMunicipality
Livorno ProvinceProvince
TuscanyRegion
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 25' 55'' North , 10° 24' 19'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Nibbiaia690 (2014)3.6km
Castelnuovo Misericordia834 (2014)3.8km
Quercianella1,039 (2014)4.3km
Rosignano Solvay-Castiglioncello19,786 (2017)5.3km
Rosignano Marittimo2,342 (2014)6.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
252609
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:252609:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Cava di Botro dell'Arancio, Rosignano Marittimo, Provincia di Livorno, Toscana, Italia


Serpentine quarry, near Botro dell'Arancio (north).

Also known as "Cave sull'Arancio" (Bonifazi, 2020).

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: spherules, acicular
Fluorescence: white (LW UV)
'Chlorite Group'
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Diopside ?
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Colour: green
Description: Bonifazi (2020): "[Even] some transparent green crystals reminiscent of the colour of uvarovite currently not yet analyzed and found associated with vesuvianite in the Cave nell'Arancio could be attributed to this mineral."
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Grossular var. Chrome-bearing Grossular
Formula: Ca3(Al,Cr3+)2(SiO4)3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Habit: octahedra, cubes
'Manganese Oxides'
'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites'
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Opal var. Hyalite
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Description: Coating aragonite
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Colour: green

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
var. Hyalite4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Grossular
var. Chrome-bearing Grossular
9.AD.25Ca3(Al,Cr3+)2(SiO4)3
9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Diopside ?9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Manganese Oxides
var. Manganese Dendrites'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O Grossular var. Chrome-bearing GrossularCa3(Al,Cr3+)2(SiO4)3
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mg AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Al Grossular var. Chrome-bearing GrossularCa3(Al,Cr3+)2(SiO4)3
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Si AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Grossular var. Chrome-bearing GrossularCa3(Al,Cr3+)2(SiO4)3
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca Grossular var. Chrome-bearing GrossularCa3(Al,Cr3+)2(SiO4)3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CrChromium
Cr Grossular var. Chrome-bearing GrossularCa3(Al,Cr3+)2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

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