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Maffei Mine, Botro ai Marmi, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italyi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 4' 31'' North , 10° 35' 29'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Campiglia Marittima1,379 (2014)2.5km
San Carlo256 (2014)2.6km
Lumiere154 (2014)3.4km
San Vincenzo6,178 (2014)4.3km
Cafaggio407 (2014)5.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
29185
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29185:4
GUID (UUID V4):
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Italian:
Miniera Maffei (Miniera di Botro ai Marmi), Campiglia Marittima, Provincia di Livorno, Toscana, Italia


Feldspar mine on the northeast side of Mt. Spinosa, also within contact aureole with silicified limestones and skarn. These contact rocks are rich in peculiar minerals.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


47 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Description: As alteration product of native silver.
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Description: As epitaxial growth on K feldspar var. adularia.
Albite var. Anorthoclase
Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8
Allanite-(Ce)
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: In scapolite skarn, in typical association with calcite, titanite, and quartz.
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Description: As dark dipyramidal and red tabular microcrystals in association with globular "chlorite" on K feldspar crystals.
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Description: As a component of the vesuvianite skarns.
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: As stalactitic and coralloid concretions in thermo-metamorphic limestones.
Arseniosiderite
Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Description: In quartz veins in association with fluorite, pyrite, and other arsenates (pharmacosiderite, scorodite, ets.).
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Description: In scapolite skarns in typical association with titanite.
Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Description: As yellow crystals, often associated with hedyphane.
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: A widespread mineral in skarn and monzogranite. The best crystals are found in limonitic veinlets at the contact between skarn and thermo-metamorphic limestone.
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Description: In quartz veins.
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Description: In monzogranite fissures in association with quartz, pyrite, sphalerite, and galena.
Cheralite
Formula: CaTh(PO4)2
Description: In scapolite skarn; the associated minerals include diopside, allanite-(Ce), "adularia", quartz, and titanite.
'Chlorite Group'
Description: A typical mineral at the selvage of the sulfides veins in hydrothermalised monzogranite.
Corkite
Formula: PbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Description: As red-brown or yellow-greenish crystals in association with arseniosiderite, hedyphane, etc.
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Halloysite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hedyphane
Formula: Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl
Hydrohalloysite
Formula: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O
Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Description: As a product of hydrothermal alteration of cheralite.
'K Feldspar'
Description: As a rock-forming mineral and as idiomorphic crystals, up to 7 cm in length, in cavities inside skarns and monzogranite.
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Description: Crystals up to 4 cm in hydrothermal veinlets.
'Limonite'
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Pararealgar
Formula: As4S4
Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Description: In quartz veins in association with fluorite, pyrite, and other arsenates (arseniosiderite, scorodite).
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Realgar
Formula: As4S4
'Scapolite'
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Realgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
Pararealgar2.FA.15bAs4S4
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Cheralite8.AD.50CaTh(PO4)2
Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Corkite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Hedyphane8.BN.05Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl
Hydroxylapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Arseniosiderite8.DH.30Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Allanite-(Ce)9.BG.05b(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Halloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hydrohalloysite9.ED.10Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Anorthoclase9.FA.35(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Chlorite Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Scapolite'-
'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
H BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H HydrohalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O AnataseTiO2
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
O AragoniteCaCO3
O ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
O BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O HedyphaneCa2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl
O HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O CheraliteCaTh(PO4)2
O HydrohalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Al HydrohalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si HydrohalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O
PPhosphorus
P CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
P CheraliteCaTh(PO4)2
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S GalenaPbS
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PararealgarAs4S4
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S RealgarAs4S4
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl HedyphaneCa2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca HedyphaneCa2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl
Ca HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Ca CheraliteCaTh(PO4)2
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Fe BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
As BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
As HedyphaneCa2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl
As PararealgarAs4S4
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
As RealgarAs4S4
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag Native SilverAg
CeCerium
Ce Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PbLead
Pb BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb HedyphaneCa2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BiBismuth
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
ThThorium
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Th CheraliteCaTh(PO4)2

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