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Sasso delle Macine (Sasso Verde della Mantesca), Piancaldoli, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italyi
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Sasso della Mantesca and Sasso delle Macine (Sasso Verde della Mantesca)

Sasso delle Macine, Piancaldoli, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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Serpentinite ("Green Stone")

Sasso delle Macine, Piancaldoli, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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Garnet Group

Sasso delle Macine, Piancaldoli, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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Sasso della Mantesca and Sasso delle Macine (Sasso Verde della Mantesca)

Sasso delle Macine, Piancaldoli, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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Serpentinite ("Green Stone")

Sasso delle Macine, Piancaldoli, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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Garnet Group

Sasso delle Macine, Piancaldoli, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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Sasso della Mantesca and Sasso delle Macine (Sasso Verde della Mantesca)

Sasso delle Macine, Piancaldoli, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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Serpentinite ("Green Stone")

Sasso delle Macine, Piancaldoli, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 13' 15'' North , 11° 24' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.22101,11.40116
GeoHash:
G#: srb5e6nn4
GRN:
N30E06
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Piancaldoli143 (2014)2.6km
Pergoloso201 (2014)4.3km
San Benedetto di Querceto258 (2014)4.3km
Quinzano366 (2014)5.2km
Monghidoro1,861 (2014)6.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
410725
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:410725:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Sasso delle Macine (Sasso Verde della Mantesca), Piancaldoli, Firenzuola, Città metropolitana di Firenze (Provincia di Firenze), Toscana, Italia


Sasso delle Macine or Sasso Verde della Mantesca is a serpentinite-rich outcrop, quarried in the past, located to the northeast of Sasso della Mantesca. The serpentinite variety locally known as "ranocchiaia" looks massive, with opaque magnetite which gives rise to oriented lineations embedding yellowish lizardite eyes.

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9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
References:
Michele Dondi
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘVesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘLizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Alⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

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References

Morandi, N., Poppi, L., and Felice, G. (1978) Le serpentiniti di Sasso della Mantesca e di S. Zanobi. Rendiconti Sociertà Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 34 (1), 101-113
Morandi, N., Felice, G. (1979) Serpentine minerals from veins in serpentinite rocks. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (325) 135-140 doi:10.1180/minmag.1979.043.325.13
Pedroni, G., Rosciglione, L., Varoli, M., and Baratta, C. (1996) I minerali delle ofioliti nell'Appennino bolognese e modenese. Gruppo A.V.I.S. Mineralogia e Speleologia, Bologna, 286 pp.
Bargossi, G.M., Gamberini, F., Gasparotto, G., Grillini, G.C., and Marocchi, G. (2004) Dimension and ornamental stones from the Tosco-Romagnolo and Bolognese Apennine. Periodico di Mineralogia, 73, Special Issue 3, 171-195.
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