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Case Collina (Toscopomici quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

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Andradite (Var: Melanite) : Ca3Fe3+2[SiO4]3

Case Collina (Toscopomici quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

Nice crystals of melanite from Pitigliano.
Size main crystal 4mm.
Collection and photo p. Antonazzo.
 © AMI-Antonazzo PasqualePhoto ID: 197293    View Count: 97

Andradite (Var: Melanite) : Ca3Fe3+2[SiO4]3

Case Collina (Toscopomici quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

dimension area mm. 6 x 6

self collected

photo and collection Luigi Chiappino
 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 250071    View Count: 19

Augite : (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]

Case Collina (Toscopomici quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy


Large crystals are well formed

crystals up to 3,2 mm

Sample and photos Enrico Bonacina
 © Enrico BonacinaPhoto ID: 267710    View Count: 15

Augite (Var: Fassaite) : (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]

Case Collina (Toscopomici quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

1 cm Augite (var. fassaite) green crystals from Pitigliano Caldera - S.C. June. 1976
 © Marco BarsantiPhoto ID: 10785    View Count: 1002

Augite (Var: Fassaite) : (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]

Case Collina (Toscopomici quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

Field of view: 9 mm
Photo and collection Antonio Borrelli
 © Antonio BorrelliPhoto ID: 80614    View Count: 255

Augite (Var: Fassaite) : (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]

Case Collina (Toscopomici quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

Field width 6 mm.
Rui Nunes specimen and photo.
 © Rui Nunes 2006Photo ID: 78951    View Count: 254

Augite (Var: Fassaite) : (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]

Case Collina (Toscopomici quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

Field width 8 mm.
Rui Nunes specimen and photo.
 © Rui Nunes 2006Photo ID: 78950    View Count: 199

Augite (Var: Fassaite) : (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]

Case Collina (Toscopomici quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy


Green crystals of Augite (var fassaite) ap Grossular matrix.
Field of view: 4x5 mm

Specimen and photo: Germano Fretti
 © Germano Fretti Photo ID: 216781    View Count: 68

Baddeleyite : ZrO2, Albite : Na[AlSi3O8]

Case Collina (Toscopomici quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

Greenish acicular crystal of baddeleyite with colourless albite. Picture size 1.2 mm. Photographer and collection Thomas Witzke.
 © Thomas WitzkePhoto ID: 8164    View Count: 1065

Biotite

Case Collina (Toscopomici quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy


Beautiful glass isolated on albite

Crystal 1,5 mm long

Sample and photos Enrico Bonacina
 © Enrico BonacinaPhoto ID: 267708    View Count: 14
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