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Falcacci stope (Le Cavacce), Rio Mine (Rio Marina Mine), Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy

(Cantiere Falcacci (Le Cavacce), Miniera di Rio (Miniera di Rio Marina), Rio Marina, Isola d'Elba, Livorno, Toscana, Italia)

(m. 164-175 on s.l.) - Placed between Antenna and Rosseto is one of the historical stopes of the mine; modern exploitation begin in the fisrt years of 1800 and end in 1962.
The old cutting is well visible from Rio nell'Elba.
Main vein is hematite and limonite with subordinated pyrite; in this stope the pyrite bed (at sea level at Vigneria) reach the maximum altitude.





Mineral List:
Anglesite
Azurite
Bismoclite
Bismuth
Bismuthinite
Bismutite
Brochantite
Calcite
Cannonite
Cerussite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Copper
Cosalite
Cuprite
Daubréeite
Dundasite
Epidote
Galena
Gypsum
Hematite
Hydrozincite
Limonite
Magnetite
Malachite
Pyrite
Quartz
Riomarinaite (TL)
Siderite
Smithsonite
Sphalerite


31 entries listed. 29 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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