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Locality Name:
Rialbano Mine (Rio Albano Mine), Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 50584
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-50584.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rialbano Mine (Rio Albano Mine), Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Monte Calendozio Stope
Pistello Stope

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mg O S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Cl Cu Fe H Mg O S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AubertiteCalciteClayCopiapiteCopperCorundumDiasporeHexahydriteIronKaolinite
MalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzSpinel

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Aubertite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)Copiapite  (*)
Copper  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Iron  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aubertite  (*)AubertiteCu2+Al(SO4)2Cl·14H2O013
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)60919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21727935509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)17279327770
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O0382
Copper  (*)CopperCu1727933846
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1727927437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3272792,7279314640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O0251
Iron  (*)IronFe01089
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O417279314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)217279312537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217279239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO217279361156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)20454
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417



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