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Locality Name:
Piombino, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 233048
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-233048.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Piombino, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Baratti Slag Locality
Piombino Promontory
Poggio San Leonardo

Latitude: 42°59'24"N
Longitude: 10°30'25"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.99,10.506944444444
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: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H I K Mg Mn N Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAlumohydrocalciteAluniteAndalusiteAragoniteAtacamiteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteCaledonite
ChalcanthiteChalcophylliteCheniteClayClinozoisiteConnelliteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovellite
CyanotrichiteDevillineDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteEttringiteFeldsparFeroxyhyteFluoriteGypsum
HydrotalciteIronKtenasiteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMatlockiteMicaNickelineNolanite
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheelite
SerpentineSpangoliteSphaleriteSpinelSulphurTitaniteVivianiteWoodwarditeWurtzite

110 IMA Minerals at location:
Akaganeite  (*)Albite  (*)Alumohydrocalcite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Antigorite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Augite  (*)
Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Barstowite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beudantite  (*)
Boleite  (*)Botallackite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chenite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Cotunnite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cumengeite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Diaboleite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Ecdemite  (*)Elyite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ettringite  (*)Fayalite  (*)Feroxyhyte  (*)Ferrihydrite  (*)Fiedlerite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Georgiadesite  (*)Gerhardtite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Heliophyllite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)
Iron  (*)Jarosite  (*)Lanarkite  (*)Langite  (*)Laurionite  (*)
Lead  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)Litharge  (*)Ludlockite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mammothite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Matlockite  (*)Monticellite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Namuwite  (*)Nantokite  (*)
Nealite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Paralaurionite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Penfieldite  (*)
Phosgenite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pseudoboleite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramsbeckite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Schulenbergite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Spangolite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Susannite  (*)Thorikosite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Vivianite  (*)Woodwardite  (*)Wroewolfeite  (*)Wüstite  (*)Zincite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Akaganeite  (*)Coronadite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25·nH2O17282963
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1728308803
Alumohydrocalcite  (*)AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·4H2O17282946
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1728292734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1728291588
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4172830708
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)4172829246
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)272829,728303250
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3172829544
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61728302060
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6172829919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21728295509
Barstowite  (*)NonePb4(CO3)Cl6·H2O17282911
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)272829,7283011547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6172829413
Boleite  (*)NoneKAg9Pb26Cu24Cl62(OH)4817282965
Botallackite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)317282949
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61728291633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)372829,72830,7283127770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6172829359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1728294979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O172829925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1728295707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O172829194
Chenite  (*)CheniteCuPb4(SO4)2(OH)617282940
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1728293531
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O172829295
Copper  (*)CopperCu1728293846
Cotunnite  (*)NonePbCl217282954
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1728294165
Cumengeite  (*)NonePb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40·6H2O17282943
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1728292970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)2172829179
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O2172829144
Diaboleite  (*)PerovskiteCuPb2Cl2(OH)417282957
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1728291027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2272830,728319895
Ecdemite  (*)NonePb6As3+2O7Cl417282912
Elyite  (*)NoneCuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O17282985
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1728308173
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O17282993
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)172829371
Feroxyhyte  (*)FeroxyhyteFe3+O(OH)17282919
Ferrihydrite  (*)NolaniteFe3+10O14(OH)217282986
Fiedlerite  (*)NonePb3Cl4F(OH)·H2O0017282914
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21728299617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS17282924243
Georgiadesite  (*)NonePb4(As3+O3)Cl4(OH)001728296
Gerhardtite  (*)NoneCu2(NO3)(OH)317282924
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1728297437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1728296890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl1728291398
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6172829741
Heliophyllite  (*)NonePb6As2O7Cl417282911
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317282914640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1728291689
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4172829407
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)2172829201
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31728295433
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI172829180
Iron  (*)IronFe1728291089
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61728292228
Lanarkite  (*)NonePb2O(SO4)17282997
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O172829593
Laurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)17282949
Lead  (*)CopperPb172829192
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2172829265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2172829987
Litharge  (*)NonePbO172829139
Ludlockite  (*)NonePbFe3+4As3+10O2217282915
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4272829,7283014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)217282912537
Mammothite  (*)NonePb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(SO4)2Cl4(OH)161728298
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)172829770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21728305674
Matlockite  (*)MatlockitePbClF17282929
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)172829153
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217283017380
Namuwite  (*)KtenasiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6·4H2O17282958
Nantokite  (*)SphaleriteCuCl17282935
Nealite  (*)NonePb4Fe(AsO3)2Cl4·2H2O0017282910
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)172829492
Paralaurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)17282946
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6172829158
Penfieldite  (*)NonePb2Cl3(OH)17282922
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl2172829142
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6172829477
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O172829309
Pseudoboleite  (*)NonePb31Cu24Cl62(OH)4817282933
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217283039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81728309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2372829,72830,7283161156
Ramsbeckite  (*)NoneCu15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2O17282968
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1728291711
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1728294894
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O172829142
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O172829292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1728296417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1728295186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1728292473
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O172829105
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1728292045
Susannite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)217282999
Thorikosite  (*)NonePb3O3Sb3+(OH)Cl2001728295
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1728304899
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O172829636
Woodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)17282957
Wroewolfeite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O17282995
Wüstite  (*)RocksaltFeO17282974
Zincite  (*)WurtziteZnO17282998


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