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Grotta d'Oggi Quarry, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy

(Cava di Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Isola d'Elba, Livorno, Toscana, Italia)

This the old quarry from where a lot of the best elbaites and tourmaline from Isola Elba, Italy, have been caved during the 19th century.
Placed near a magnesite quarry, was opened in 1825.

References:
- D'Achiardi G. (1903): La formazione della magnesite dell'isola d'Elba. I. Cava di Grotta d'Oggi (S. Piero in Campo). Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Memorie, 20, 86-134.
- Orlandi P. & Pezzotta, F. (1996): Minerali dell'isola d'Elba. I minerali dei Giacimenti Metalliferi dell'Elba Orientale e delle Pegmatiti del Monte Capanne. Edizioni Novecento Grafico, Bergamo, Italy, 245 pp.
- Bosi, F., Agrosì, G., Lucchesi, S., Melchiorre, G., Scandale, E. (2005): Mn-tourmaline from island of Elba (Italy). I. Crystal chemistry. American Mineralogist, 90, 1661-1668.
- Agrosì, G., Bosi, F., Lucchesi, S., Melchiorre, G., and Scandale, E. (2006) Mn-tourmaline crystals from island of Elba (Italy): Growth history and growth marks. American Mineralogist: 91: 944-952.





Mineral List:
  • 'Albite-Anorthite Series'
  • Apatite-(CaF)
  • Arsenopyrite
  • Beryl
       var: Goshenite
       var: Morganite
  • Biotite
  • Cassiterite
  • Cookeite
  • Elbaite
  • 'Garnet Group'
  • Magnetite
  • Microlite
  • Orthoclase
  • Petalite
  • Quartz
  • Schorl
  • Spessartine
  • 'Stilbite'
  • Topaz
  • 'Tourmaline Group'
  • Wolframoixiolite


    22 entries listed. 14 valid minerals.

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