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Cava del Faro, Vado Ligure, Savona Province, Liguria, Italyi
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Cacoxenite

Cava del Faro, Vado Ligure, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
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Cacoxenite

Cava del Faro, Vado Ligure, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
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Cacoxenite

Cava del Faro, Vado Ligure, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
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Cacoxenite

Cava del Faro, Vado Ligure, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
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Cacoxenite

Cava del Faro, Vado Ligure, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
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Cacoxenite

Cava del Faro, Vado Ligure, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
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Cacoxenite

Cava del Faro, Vado Ligure, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
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Cacoxenite

Cava del Faro, Vado Ligure, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 15' 33'' North , 8° 27' 14'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.25932,8.45406
GRN:
N30E05
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bergeggi1,120 (2014)1.5km
Vado Ligure7,991 (2012)2.0km
Vado Centro5,276 (2014)2.0km
Valleggia3,086 (2014)3.1km
Valle di Vado1,401 (2014)3.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
54851
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54851:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Cava del Faro, Vado Ligure, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy


An old quarry near the lighthouse, where albite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, and secondary copper carbonates have been reported (Antofilli et al., 1985).


Note: In some collections there are specimens of cacoxenite (and other phosphates) attributed to this locality. As of today cacoxenite is not confirmed from Cava del Faro and most probably all these cacoxenite specimens are from the nearby Rio San Niccolò locality.

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7 valid minerals.

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
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘStrengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
ⓘCacoxenite ?8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
ⓘNatrodufrénite8.DK.15NaFe3+Fe3+5(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ NatrodufréniteNaFe3+Fe53+(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2
Hⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ NatrodufréniteNaFe3+Fe53+(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2
Oⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ NatrodufréniteNaFe3+Fe53+(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Pⓘ NatrodufréniteNaFe3+Fe53+(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2
Pⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ NatrodufréniteNaFe3+Fe53+(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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