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Cape Arco Mine, Porto Azzurro, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy

Goethite
Cape Arco Mine, Porto Azzurro, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy

Photo: Peter Rögner 2008
Miniera di Capo d'Arco, Porto Azzurro, Isola d'Elba, Livorno, Toscana, Italia

Placed at southeast of Monte Arco, between it and the sea, at m. 90 on s.l..
Mining exploitation start in the 2nd half of XIX century and go on until WWII. In the area it has built the touristic village of Capo d'Arco, so today the few mining remains are not accessible.

Mineral List

'Apatite'
Arsenopyrite
Bornite
Chrysocolla
Copiapite
Epidote
Fibroferrite
Galena
Goethite
Gypsum
Halloysite
Hedenbergite
Hematite
Humboldtine
Ilvaite
Jarosite
Limonite
Magnetite
Marcasite
Marialite
Melanterite
Opal
Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
'Tourmaline'
'Wad'


26 entries listed. 21 valid minerals.

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