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Isola Rossa, Monte Argentario, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italyi
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Mindat Locality ID:
29668
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29668:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
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French:
Isola Rossa, Monte Argentario, Province de Grosseto, Toscane, Italie
German:
Isola Rossa, Monte Argentario, Provinz Grosseto, Toskana, Italien
Italian:
Isola Rossa, Monte Argentario, Provincia di Grosseto, Toscana, Italia
Spanish:
Isla Rossa, Monte Argentario, Provincia de Grosseto, Toscana, Italia
Turkish:
Rossa Adası , Monte Argentario, Grosseto ili, Toskana, İtalya


Ore mineralisation.

Pelagosite as varnish-like concretions on littoral rocks.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Aragonite var. Pelagosite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘvar. Pelagosite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBraunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ Aragonite var. PelagositeCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ Aragonite var. PelagositeCaCO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ Aragonite var. PelagositeCaCO3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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Wikidata ID:Q3802864


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References

Santi, G. (1798) Viaggio secondo per le due province senesi. Ranieri Prosperi Stamp., Pisa, 451 pp.
Clerici, E. (1913) Pelagosite del promontorio Argentario. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 32, 1-2, page XXXV.
Del Caldo, A.; Moro, C.; Gramaccioli, C.M.; Boscardin, M. (1973) Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori. 208 pp.
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