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San Benedetto Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy

Photo: L.C. 2011
Miniera San Benedetto, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardegna, Italia

This mine is interesting for the occurrence of gaspéite. The S. Benedetto Mine ore bodies are massive and not concordant with embedding rocks.

The minerals are mainly Zn carbonates and Fe hydroxides. Main ores start to be found present at around 50 m depth from this alteration area, but still at 200 m of depth among sphalerite and galena, there are considerable masses of oxides, in which cavities also gaspéite has been found.

Mineral List

Anglesite
Baryte
Breithauptite
Calcite
Cerussite
Chalcopyrite
Cinnabar
Dolomite
Dundasite
Galena
Gaspéite
Goethite
Greenockite
Gypsum
Hemimorphite
Hydrozincite
Leadhillite
'Limonite'
Marcasite
Millerite
Oxyplumboroméite
Phosgenite
Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Romanèchite
Silver
Smithsonite
Sphalerite
Sulphur
Zincite


31 entries listed. 30 valid minerals.

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References

- Cadoni E, Forti P., Perna G. (1986) - La gaspeite magnesifera della miniera di S. Benedetto (CA) - Riv. Miner. Ital., Milano, fasc. 2, 1986, pp. 62-67

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