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Sisco Lamproite sill, Pietracorbara, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, Francei
Regional Level Types
Sisco Lamproite sillSill
PietracorbaraCommune
BastiaArrondissement
Haute-CorseDepartment
CorsicaRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 50' North , 9° 25' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.83333,9.41667
GRN:
N29E05
Type:
Sill
Age:
15.4 to 13.5 Ma
Geologic Time:
Miocene
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sisco1,121 (2018)3.9km
Marine de Pietracorbara515 (2016)5.0km
Canari354 (2016)5.7km
Ogliastro109 (2016)5.8km
Marine de Sisco811 (2018)6.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
358827
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:358827:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A sill of lamproite (minette) from 1.5 to 4 m thick intrudes a sequence of metamorphosed igneous rocks near the hamlet of Sisco (Velde 1967).

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7 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'Mica Group'
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Potassic-richterite
Formula: {K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Priderite
Formula: K(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘPriderite4.DK.05bK(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘPotassic-richterite9.DE.20{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Mica Group'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NaSodium
Naⓘ Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Kⓘ Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

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  • Corsica

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References

Velde, Danielle (1967) Sur un lamprophyre hyperalcalin potassique : la minette de Sisco (île de Corse) Bulletin de Minéralogie, 90 (2) 214-223 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1967.6101
Velde, Danielle (1968) A new occurrence of priderite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 36 (282) 867-870 doi:10.1180/minmag.1968.036.282.18
Wagner, C., & Velde, D. (1986). The mineralogy of K-richterite-bearing lamproites. American Mineralogist, 71(1-2), 17-37.
Prelević, D., Foley, S.F., Romer, R., Conticelli, S. (2008) Mediterranean Tertiary lamproites derived from multiple source components in postcollisional geodynamics. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72 (8) 2125-2156 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2008.01.029
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.332
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