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Locality Name:
Ortano Mine, Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 50522
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-50522.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ortano Mine, Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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 As C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApophylliteAragoniteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumFluoriteGyrolite
IlvaiteMarcasiteMelanteriteNickelineNonePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
RutileSphaleriteSpinelTalcVesuvianiteWollastonite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Anthophyllite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gyrolite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)Ilvaite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Manganite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20718
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gyrolite  (*)GyroliteNaCa16(Si23Al)O60(OH)8·14H2O0142
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O60741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O085
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)0197
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)0770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O0915
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO301247


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