Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

mindat Locality ID: 2159
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2159.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 43°5'10"N
Longitude: 10°56'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.086111111111,10.939166666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Berthierite	Botryogen	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Coquimbite	Corundum	Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote	Epsomite	Fluorite	Garnet
Gypsum	Halotrichite	Ilvaite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment
Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite
Vivianite	Wurtzite

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 As Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn O Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn O Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Berthierite Botryogen Calcite Chalcopyrite
Clinozoisite Copiapite Coquimbite Corundum Diaspore Enargite Epidote Epsomite Fluorite Garnet
Gypsum Halotrichite Ilvaite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment
Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite
Vivianite Wurtzite

56 IMA Minerals at location:

Allophane ()*	Andradite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenic ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Berthierite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Botryogen ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Coquimbite ()*	Cotunnite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Erythrite ()*
Fibroferrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Goslarite ()*
Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*
Ilvaite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ranciéite ()*	Realgar ()*	Semseyite ()*
Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Tremolite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	470
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	3092
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	379
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	11547
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄	343
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	5516
Botryogen ()*	Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O	45
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	843
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	382
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	136
Cotunnite ()*	None	PbCl₂	54
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	484
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	814
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	107
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7437
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	188
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	409
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	197
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	784
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	915
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	511
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	428
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	265
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Ranciéite ()*	None	(Ca,Mn²⁺)_0.2(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂·0.6H₂O	177
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	712
Semseyite ()*	None	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁	165
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	2045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2562

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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