Corsica, France

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(Corse, France)

This island is sub-divided into the departments 'Haute-Corse' and 'Corse-du-Sud'.

References:
- Poitrasson, F. (2002) In situ investigations of allanite hydrothermal alteration: examples from calc-alkaline and anorogenic granites of Corsica (southeast France). Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 142: 485-500.
- Kuhlemann, J., Frisch, W. & Meschede, M. (2009): Korsika - Geologie, Natur und Landschaft, Exkursionen. Sammlung geologischer Führer 99, Gebr. Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart, 236 pp. (in German).

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

Mineral List:

Actinolite
var: Smaragdite
'Adularia'
Albite
Altaite
Anatase
Andorite
Andradite
Anglesite
Ankerite
Antigorite
Arsenopyrite
Atacamite
Awaruite
Azurite
'Bardiglio'
Baryte
Bayldonite
Berthierite
Bieberite
Bornite
Brochantite
Calcite
Carrollite
Cerussite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chalcostibite
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Chrysocolla
Chrysotile
Clinochlore
Clinozoisite
Coloradoite

Connellite
Copper
Covellite
'Diallage'
Diopside
Dolomite
Dravite
Epidote
Ferrobarroisite
Freibergite
Galena
Glaucophane
Goethite
Gold
Greenockite
Greigite
Grossular
Heazlewoodite
Hematite
var: Martite
Hercynite
var: Picotite
Hessite
Idaite
Ilmenite
Ilvaite
'K Feldspar'
Lawsonite
Lepidocrocite
Linarite
Lizardite
Magnetite
Malachite
Melonite
'Mica Group'

Microcline
var: Amazonite
Millerite
Molybdenite
Orpiment
Pentlandite
Phlogopite
Polybasite
Priderite
'Prochlorite'
Proustite
Pyrite
var: Bravoite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Realgar
Richterite
Rutile
var: Ilmenorutile
Spangolite
Sphalerite
Stibnite
Sulvanite
Sylvanite
'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'
Tetrahedrite
Titanite
Tremolite
Valleriite
Vesuvianite
Wollastonite
Wulfenite

349 entries listed. 85 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region:


France
Corsica Corse-du-Sud
Appietto Appietto quarry
Cauro-Bastelica
Haute-Corse
Bastia
Canari
Canari Mine
Marine d'Albo
Cardo Cardo Mine
Casamozza
Bigorno
Campitello
Lento
Volpajola
Macinaggio Tomino
Marine de Luri Luri Mine
Olmeta-di-Tuda
Rutali
Poggio-Mezzana Pero-Casevecchie
Sisco
St Florent
Calvi Argentello Mine
Corte
Cabiteppe (?)
Cervione Sant'Andrea-di-Cotone
Ghisoni
Chiose
Fium 'Orbo valley
La Finosa Mine (Fontana Rossa Mine)
Linguizzetta
Moïta
Cuniole
Matra Matra Mine
Zalana
Morosaglia
Moulin de Grenier (?)
Muffrage (?)
Piedicorte-di-Gaggio Altiani
Piedicroce
Nocario
Piedipartino
Ponte Leccia
Golo river
Prato-di-Giovellina Prato pass
Railway tunnel
Saint Martin (?)
San Pedrone (?)
San Pedrone Massif
Sermano
Arbitro
Bustanico
Soveria
Castiglione
Castirla
Venaco Padula Vezzani (?)
Vivario
Noceta
Vizzavona

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