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Monte Brugiana Mine (Artana Mn deposit; Monte Rocchetta), Carrara, Apuan Alps, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy

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Little excavations were locally performed in the past years to dig out Mn minerals, mainly braunite. This mineralization is hosted in liassic Marble formation and it is associated with the presence of calcschists levels interbedded in the marble.

Located near Colonnata.

References:
-Di Giovanni F., 1981. I minerali di Monte Brugiana, Massa. Riv. Mineral. Ital., 5: 67-70
-Bonazzi P., Garbarino C., Menchetti S., 1992. Crystal chemistry of piemontites: REE-bearing piemontite from Monte Brugiana, Alpi Apuane, Italy. European Journal of Mineralogy: 4: 23-33.
-Mancini, S. (2000). Le mineralizzazioni a manganese delle Alpi Apuane. Tesi di laurea inedita, Università di Pisa.





Mineral List:
  		•  Actinolite
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		(Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		)(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Bonazzi P., Garbarino C., Menchetti S., 1992. Crystal chemistry of piemontites: REE-bearing piemontite from Monte Brugiana, Alpi Apuane, Italy. Eur. J. Miner., 4: 23-33.]
  		•  'Allanite'
    Reference: [Bonazzi P., Garbarino C., Menchetti S., 1992. Crystal chemistry of piemontites: REE-bearing piemontite from Monte Brugiana, Alpi Apuane, Italy. Eur. J. Miner., 4: 23-33.; Mancini, S. (2000). Le mineralizzazioni a manganese delle Alpi Apuane. Tesi di laurea inedita, Università di Pisa. ]
  		•  Ankerite
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    		 ,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    		)(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=cache:bJh91ZKhMEMJ:www.parcapuane.it/actapuana/ACTA_APUANA_2.pdf+giovanni+brugiana]
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [Bonazzi P., Garbarino C., Menchetti S., 1992. Crystal chemistry of piemontites: REE-bearing piemontite from Monte Brugiana, Alpi Apuane, Italy. Eur. J. Miner., 4: 23-33.]
  		•  Braunite
    Mn
    2+
     
    		Mn
    3+
    6
    		[O
     
    8
    		|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Bonazzi P., Garbarino C., Menchetti S., 1992. Crystal chemistry of piemontites: REE-bearing piemontite from Monte Brugiana, Alpi Apuane, Italy. Eur. J. Miner., 4: 23-33.]
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    Monte Brugiana Mine (Artana Mn deposit; Monte Rocchetta), Carrara, Apuan Alps, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [AA. VV., 1996. Collezionare minerali. Hobby & Work]
  		•  Calcite
    var: Ferroan Calcite
    (Ca,Fe)CO
     
    3
    Reference: [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=cache:bJh91ZKhMEMJ:www.parcapuane.it/actapuana/ACTA_APUANA_2.pdf+giovanni+brugiana]
  		•  Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [Mancini, S. (2000). Le mineralizzazioni a manganese delle Alpi Apuane. Tesi di laurea inedita, Università di Pisa. ]
  		•  Dolomite
    var: Ferroan Dolomite
    Reference: [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=cache:bJh91ZKhMEMJ:www.parcapuane.it/actapuana/ACTA_APUANA_2.pdf+giovanni+brugiana]
  		•  Enargite
    Cu
     
    3
    		AsS
     
    4
    Reference: [AA. VV., 1996. Collezionare minerali. Hobby & Work]
  		•  Gasparite-(Ce)
    (Ce,REE)AsO
     
    4
    Reference: [Mancini, S. (2000). Le mineralizzazioni a manganese delle Alpi Apuane. Tesi di laurea inedita, Università di Pisa. ]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [AA. VV., 1996. Collezionare minerali. Hobby & Work]
  		•  Manganite
    Mn
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [AA. VV., 1996. Collezionare minerali. Hobby & Work. ]
  		•  'Mica Group'
    Reference: [Bonazzi P., Garbarino C., Menchetti S., 1992. Crystal chemistry of piemontites: REE-bearing piemontite from Monte Brugiana, Alpi Apuane, Italy. Eur. J. Miner., 4: 23-33.]
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=cache:bJh91ZKhMEMJ:www.parcapuane.it/actapuana/ACTA_APUANA_2.pdf+giovanni+brugiana]
  		•  Piemontite
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Mn
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Colour: Deep red.
    Description: REE-rich piemontite.
    Reference: [Bonazzi P., Garbarino C., Menchetti S., 1992. Crystal chemistry of piemontites: REE-bearing piemontite from Monte Brugiana, Alpi Apuane, Italy. Eur. J. Miner., 4: 23-33.]
  		•  'Psilomelane'
    Reference: [Bonazzi P., Garbarino C., Menchetti S., 1992. Crystal chemistry of piemontites: REE-bearing piemontite from Monte Brugiana, Alpi Apuane, Italy. Eur. J. Miner., 4: 23-33.]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [AA. VV., 1996. Collezionare minerali. Hobby & Work]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [AA. VV., 1996. Collezionare minerali. Hobby & Work]
  		•  Rhodochrosite
    MnCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Mancini, S. (2000). Le mineralizzazioni a manganese delle Alpi Apuane. Tesi di laurea inedita, Università di Pisa. ]
  		•  Spessartine
    Mn
    2+
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [Bonazzi P., Garbarino C., Menchetti S., 1992. Crystal chemistry of piemontites: REE-bearing piemontite from Monte Brugiana, Alpi Apuane, Italy. Eur. J. Miner., 4: 23-33.]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [AA. VV., 1996. Collezionare minerali. Hobby & Work]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Bonazzi P., Garbarino C., Menchetti S., 1992. Crystal chemistry of piemontites: REE-bearing piemontite from Monte Brugiana, Alpi Apuane, Italy. Eur. J. Miner., 4: 23-33.]
  		•  Tremolite
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Mancini, S. (2000). Le mineralizzazioni a manganese delle Alpi Apuane. Tesi di laurea inedita, Università di Pisa. ]


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