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Limoncino, Livorno, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italyi
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LimoncinoVillage
LivornoCommune
Livorno ProvinceProvince
TuscanyRegion
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 31' 37'' North , 10° 22' 19'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
25462
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25462:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Limoncino is a frazione (village) of the municipality of Livorno. The hamlet of Limoncino rises between the Livorno Hills and is about 2 kilometres from the eastern outskirts of Livorno. The modest inhabited area extends to the foot of Mount La Poggia.

Dawsonite, with other minerals, is localized in fractures of marls and limestones of the "Argille a Palombini" formation. Pink dawsonite (containing Cr) is only found in deeply tectonized ophiolitic breccias.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Description: Associated with chromium-bearing dawsonite from the locality "Vallicelle" (The "Via delle Vallicelle" is just east of the centre of Limoncino).
Dawsonite
Formula: NaAlCO3(OH)2
Habit: spherical aggregates of radiating acicular crystals
Colour: white
Dawsonite var. Chromium-bearing Dawsonite
Formula: Na(Al,Cr)CO3(OH)2
Habit: fibroradiating spheres, rosettes of acicular crystals
Colour: light to dark pink (depending on the chromium content)
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Colour: white
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Habit: rhombohedra
Colour: brown

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Dawsonite5.BB.10NaAlCO3(OH)2
var. Chromium-bearing Dawsonite5.BB.10Na(Al,Cr)CO3(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H DawsoniteNaAlCO3(OH)2
H Dawsonite var. Chromium-bearing DawsoniteNa(Al,Cr)CO3(OH)2
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DawsoniteNaAlCO3(OH)2
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C Dawsonite var. Chromium-bearing DawsoniteNa(Al,Cr)CO3(OH)2
OOxygen
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O DawsoniteNaAlCO3(OH)2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O Dawsonite var. Chromium-bearing DawsoniteNa(Al,Cr)CO3(OH)2
NaSodium
Na DawsoniteNaAlCO3(OH)2
Na Dawsonite var. Chromium-bearing DawsoniteNa(Al,Cr)CO3(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al DawsoniteNaAlCO3(OH)2
Al Dawsonite var. Chromium-bearing DawsoniteNa(Al,Cr)CO3(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MilleriteNiS
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Cr Dawsonite var. Chromium-bearing DawsoniteNa(Al,Cr)CO3(OH)2
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
NiNickel
Ni MilleriteNiS

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Wikipedia:https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limoncino_(Livorno)
Wikidata ID:Q3832518

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