| Locality type: | Cliff |
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| Species: | Ilvaite |
| Formula: | CaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH) |
| Comments: | Named Yénite by Lelièvre in 1807. The actual name is due to Steffens (1811), and become usual in the 2nd half of XIX century. |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
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| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Hedenbergite | 7 |
| Quartz | 7 |
| - var Prase | 1 |
| Pyrrhotite | 4 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Ilvaite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Torre di Rio - Santa Filomena area (Monte della Torre), Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (32 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 6474 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:6474:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Ilvaite |
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| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘValle Giove stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘTignitoio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘOrtano Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| 3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘCape Arco Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| 5.4km (3.3 miles) | ⓘCape Bianco Mine, Porto Azzurro, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| 8.5km (5.3 miles) | ⓘSassi Neri mine, Capoliveri, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| 10.4km (6.5 miles) | ⓘVallone stope, Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| 10.6km (6.6 miles) | ⓘGinevro Mine, Capoliveri, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| 10.8km (6.7 miles) | ⓘCape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| 30.6km (19.0 miles) | ⓘBotro ai Marmi, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| References |
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Garofalo, Paolo S., Redi, Daniele, Malafeevskiy, Nikita, Schwarz, Gunnar, Neff, Christoph, Schmidt, Peter Keresztes, Günther, Detlef (2025) Failed genesis of a Fe-skarn deposit caused by redox states of intrusion and wall rocks (Torre di Rio, Island of Elba, Italy). Ore Geology Reviews, 177. 106446 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106446 |
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Torre di Rio - Santa Filomena area, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy