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Maffei Mine, Mount Spinosa, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy

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(Miniera Maffei, Monte Spinosa, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno, Toscana)

Feldspar mine on the North East side of Mt. Spinosa, also within contact aureole with silicified limestones and skarn. These contact rocks are rich in peculiar minerals.



References:
Rodolico F. (1931) - Vesuviana del M. Spinosa, nel Campigliese - Atti R. Acc. Lincei, Rendic. cl. sc. fis. mat. nat., 13, (serie 6) pp. 213-217

Rodolico F. (1931) - Diopside e tremolite del M. Spinosa, nel Campigliese - Atti R. Acc. Lincei, Rendic. cl. sc. fis. mat. nat., 13, (serie 6) pp. 705-710

Oretti F.G., Pierini G. (1987) - La Cava Maffei di Botro ai Marmi (Campiglia Marittima - LI) - Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, Milano, fasc. 1, pp.27-30

Betti, C. , Paesani, D. and Pagani, G. (1999). Les minéraux de la carrière Maffei, Campiglia Maritima, Livourne, Toscane, Italie. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana: 176-185.

Nannoni, R., & Marinai, V. (2008). Monte Spinosa. Nuovi ritrovamenti alle miniere Maffei e Montorsi. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 2/2008, 98-111.




Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
  		• Arsenopyrite2.EB.20
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
  		• Bismuthinite2.DB.05
    Bi
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
  		• Chalcopyrite2.CB.10a
    CuFeS
     
    2
  		• Galena2.CD.10
    PbS
  		• Molybdenite2.EA.30
    MoS
     
    2
  		• Pyrite2.EB.05a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Pyrrhotite2.CC.10
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
  		• Realgar2.FA.15a
    As
     
    4
    		S
     
    4
  		• Sphalerite2.CB.05a
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Group 3 - Halides
  		• Fluorite3.AB.25
    CaF
     
    2
    Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
  		• Anatase4.DD.05
    TiO
     
    2
  		• Goethite4.FD.10
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
  		• Opal4.DA.10
    SiO
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Quartz4.DA.05
    SiO
     
    2
    Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
  		• Calcite5.AB.05
    CaCO
     
    3
  		• Cerussite5.AB.15
    PbCO
     
    3
    Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
  		• Scheelite7.GA.05
    Ca[WO
     
    4
    		]
    Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  		• Apatite-(CaF)8.BN.05
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Arseniosiderite8.DH.30
    Ca
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
    3
    		[O
     
    2
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Cheralite8.AD.50
    (Ca,Ce)(Th,Ce)[PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Hedyphane8.BN.05
    Pb
     
    3
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Group 9 - Silicates
  		• Allanite-(Ce)9.BG.05
    {CaCe}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    2+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
  		• Anorthoclase9.FA.30
    (Na,K)[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
  		• Diopside9.DA.15
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
  		• Epidote9.BG.05
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
  		• Phlogopite9.EC.20
    KMg
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Schorl9.CK.05
    [Na][Fe
    2+
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
  		• Talc9.EC.05
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
  		• Thorite9.AD.30
    (Th,U)[SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Titanite9.AG.15
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Tremolite9.DE.10
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
  		• Vesuvianite9.BG.35
    Ca
     
    10
    		(Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    9
    		O
     
    34
    		(OH)
     
    4
  		• Zircon9.AD.30
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Unclassified Minerals
  		• 'Scapolite'-


    34 entries listed. 33 valid minerals.

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