Floristella Mine, Enna, Enna Province, Sicily, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Floristella Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Enna | Commune |
| Enna Province | Province |
| Sicily | Autonomous Region |
| Italy | - not defined - |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 29' 17'' North , 14° 21' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Valguarnera Caropepe | 7,453 (2014) | 3.5km |
| Pergusa | 953 (2014) | 5.6km |
| Palermi | 108 (2014) | 9.7km |
| Solazzo | 339 (2014) | 10.2km |
| Enna | 22,998 (2015) | 10.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
5394
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5394:8
GUID (UUID V4):
c56e3623-248b-4f1c-8345-1174fc0e9652
Name(s) in local language(s):
Miniera Floristella (Miniera Florestella), Enna (Castrogiovanni), Enna, Sicilia, Italia
Closed old celebrated mine of Sicilian sulphur and celestine, which operated from the beginning of the 19th century to 1987. In spite of its nearness to Valguarnera Caropepe, the mine is located in the municipal territory of Enna.
Floristella mine is part of the Floristella-Grottacalda mining complex, which includes also the nearby Grottacalda mine (administrativelly located in an enclave of Piazza Armerina municipality).
Floristella mine has yielded a large amount of high-quality celestine specimens (colourless to white prismatic crystals, sometimes more than 10 cm in length, and also stalactitic crystal aggregates up to 30 cm in length).
Note: Miniera Florestella is a possible misnomer found on labels.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Celestine Formula: SrSO4 References: |
| βͺ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Habit: Prismatic Colour: White, Transparent References: |
| β Sulphur Formula: S8 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| β | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | β Sulphur | S8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
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