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Capo Bianco promontory, Portoferraio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italyi
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Capo Bianco promontoryCape
PortoferraioMunicipality
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 49' 15'' North , 10° 18' 56'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.82106,10.31559
GeoHash:
G#: spx7derdf
GRN:
N29E06
Type:
Cape
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Portoferraio8,296 (2017)1.0km
Valle di Lazzaro281 (2014)2.8km
Le Foci134 (2014)3.0km
San Giovanni695 (2014)3.2km
Schiopparello I258 (2014)3.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
407319
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:407319:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Promontorio di Capo Bianco, Portoferraio, Provincia di Livorno, Toscana, Italia


Outcrop of the so-called "Capo Bianco Aplite", the oldest intrusive unit (≈8.4 Ma) of the central-western Elba magmatic complex, in a marine cliff at Capo Bianco, west of Portoferraio. This rock was emplaced as a thin sill (≈100 m thick, 3.5 km wide) at a very shallow crustal level (≈ 2.5 km depth) into Cretaceous flysch. It is a peraluminous alkali feldspar granite; its high boron content is indicated by the widespread occurrence of tourmaline orbicules, varying in sizes from millimetres to many centimetres.

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3 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
References:
Bortolotti, V., Fazzuoli, M., Pandeli, E., Principi, G., Babbini, A., Corti, S. (2001) Geology of central and eastern Elba Island, Italy. Ofioliti: 26(2a): 97-150.
Rocchi, S., Dini, A., Innocenti, F., Tonarini, S., and Westerman, D.S. (2003) Elba Island: intrusive magmatism. Periodico di Mineralogia, 72, 2 (Special Issue), 73-104
Dini, A., Corretti, A., Innocenti, F., Rocchi, S., and Westerman, D.S. (2007) Sooty sweat stains or tourmaline spots? The Argonauts at Elba Island (Tuscany) and the spread of Greek trading in the Mediterranean Sea. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 273(1), 227-243
Perugini, D., and Poli, G. (2007) Tourmaline nodules from Capo Bianco aplite (Elba Island, Italy): An example of diffusion limited aggregation growth in a magmatic system. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 153, 5, 493-508.
ⓘ 'Xenotime'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Xenotime'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]

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References

Bortolotti, V., Fazzuoli, M., Pandeli, E., Principi, G., Babbini, A., Corti, S. (2001) Geology of central and eastern Elba Island, Italy. Ofioliti: 26(2a): 97-150.
Rocchi, S., Dini, A., Innocenti, F., Tonarini, S., Westerman, D.S. (2003) Elba Island: intrusive magmatism. Periodico di Mineralogia: 72(2) (Special Issue): 73-104.
Dini, A., Corretti, A., Innocenti, F., Rocchi, S., Westerman, D.S. (2007) Sooty sweat stains or tourmaline spots? The Argonauts at Elba Island (Tuscany) and the spread of Greek trading in the Mediterranean Sea. Geological Society, London, Special Publications: 273(1): 227-243.
Perugini, D., Poli, G. (2007) Tourmaline nodules from Capo Bianco aplite (Elba Island, Italy): An example of diffusion-limited aggregation growth in a magmatic system. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 153(5) 493-508.
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