Siele Mine, Piancastagnaio, Amiata Mt., Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

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(Miniera del Siele, Piancastagnaio, Monte Amiata, Siena, Toscana, Italia)

Mercury mine. Abandoned in 1974.

References:
- Petiton M., 1880. Note sur la mine de mercure du Siele (Toscane). Ann. Mines, Paris.
- Rosselli E., 1890. La miniera cinabrifera del Siele. Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat., Mem., 11: 78-90.
- De Castro C., 1914. Le miniere di mercurio del M. Amiata. Mem. descr. Carta Geol. Ital., 16: 1-270.
- Zucchetti S., 1965. Confronto fra i giacimenti mercuriferi primari del M. Amiata e della Spagna. Boll. Ass. Min. Subalp., 2: 49-74.

Mineral List:

Calcite
Cinnabar
Dawsonite
Dolomite

Gypsum
Marcasite
Mercury
Metacinnabar

Millerite
Montroydite
Pyrite
Quartz

12 entries listed. 12 valid minerals.

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