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La Fossa Crater, Vulcano Island, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Lipari, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy

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(Cratere La Fossa, Isola di Vulcano, Lipari, Isole Eolie, Messina, Sicilia, Italia)

Magmatic-hydrothermal (high sulfidation) system. An important system of fumaroles in the crater of the extinct vulcan (the name of the vulcan is, of course, simply Vulcano). "La Fossa" is the name of the big crater and in Italian means "the trench/the pit".



References:
- Garavelli, A., Laviano, R., and Vurro, F. (1997) Sublimate deposition from hydrothermal fluids at the Fossa crater (Vulcano, Italy). European Journal of Mineralogy: 9: 423-432.
- Fulignati P., Gioncada A., Sbrana A., 1998. Geologic model of the magmatic-hydrotermal system of Vulcano (Aeolina Islands, Italy). Mineral. Petrol., 62: 195-222.
- Fulignati P., Sbrana A., 1998. Presence of native gold and tellurium in the active high-sulfidation system of the La Fossa volcano (Vulcano, Italy). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 86: 187-198.
- Vurro, F., Garavelli, A., Garbarino, C., Moëlo, Y., and Borodaev, Y.S. (1999) rare sulfosalts from Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. II. Mozgovaite PbBi4(S,Se)7, a new mineral species. Canadian Mineralogist: 37: 1499-1506.
- Garavelli, A., Mozgova, N.N., Orlandi, P., Bonacorsi, E., Pinto, D., Moëlo, Y., and Borodaev, Y. (2005) Rare sulfosalts from Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. VI. Vurroite, Pb20Sn2(Bi,As)22S54Cl6, a new mineral species. Canadian Mineralogist: 43: 703-711.
- Pinto, D., Balić-Žunić, T., Garavelli, A., Garbarino, C., Makovický, E., and Vurro, F. (2006) First occurrence of close-to-ideal kirkiite at Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy): chemical data and single crystal X-ray study. European Journal of Mineralogy: 18: 393-401.
- Roberts, A.C., Venance, K.E., Seward, T.M., Grice, J.D. & Paar, W.H. (2006): Lafossaite a new mineral from the La Fossa Crater Vulcano, Italy. Mineralogical Record 37 (2), 165- 168




Group 1 - Elements
  		• Gold1.AA.05
    Au
  		• Rosickýite1.CC.05
    S
  		• Selenium1.CC.10
    Se
  		• Sulphur1.CC.05
    S
     
    8
  		• Tellurium1.CC.10
    Te
  		• Tin ?1.AC.10
    Sn
    Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
  		• Bismuthinite2.DB.05
    Bi
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
  		• Cannizzarite (TL)2.JB.20
    Pb
     
    4
    		Bi
     
    6
    		S
     
    13
  		• Cosalite2.JB.10
    Pb
     
    2
    		Bi
     
    2
    		S
     
    5
  		• Demicheleite-(Br) (TL)2.FC.25
    BiSBr
  		• Demicheleite-(Cl) (TL)2.FC.25
    BiSCl
  		• Galena2.CD.10
    PbS
      var: Selenian Galena2.CD.10
    Pb(S,Se)
  		• Galenobismutite2.JC.25e
    PbBi
     
    2
    		S
     
    4
  		• Heyrovskýite2.JB.40b
    Pb
     
    10
    		AgBi
     
    5
    		S
     
    18
  		• Kirkiite2.JB.30b
    Pb
     
    10
    		Bi
     
    3
    		As
     
    3
    		S
     
    19
  		• Lillianite2.JB.40a
    Pb
     
    3
    		Bi
     
    2
    		S
     
    6
  		• Mozgovaite (TL)2.JA.05h
    PbBi
     
    4
    		(S,Se)
     
    7
  		• Orpiment2.FA.30
    As
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
  		• Pyrite2.EB.05a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Realgar2.FA.15a
    As
     
    4
    		S
     
    4
  		• Sphalerite2.CB.05a
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
  		• Vurroite (TL)2.JB.65
    Pb
     
    20
    		Sn
     
    2
    		(Bi,As)
     
    22
    		S
     
    54
    		Cl
     
    6
  		• Wittite2.JB.20
    Pb
     
    9
    		Bi
     
    12
    		(S,Se)
     
    27
  		• Wurtzite2.CB.45
    (Zn,Fe)S
    Group 3 - Halides
  		• Avogadrite3.CA.10
    (K,Cs)[BF
     
    4
    		]
  		• Bararite ?3.CH.10
    (NH
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		[SiF
     
    6
    		]
  		• Barberiite (TL)3.CA.10
    (NH
     
    4
    		)[BF
     
    4
    		]
  		• Challacolloite3.AA.55
    KPb
     
    2
    		Cl
     
    5
  		• Demartinite (TL)3.CH.20
    K
     
    2
    		[SiF
     
    6
    		]
  		• Halite3.AA.20
    NaCl
  		• Hephaistosite (TL)3.AA.60
    TlPb
     
    2
    		Cl
     
    5
  		• Hieratite (TL)3.CH.15
    K
     
    2
    		[SiF
     
    6
    		]
  		• Knasibfite (TL)3.CH.25
    K
     
    3
    		Na
     
    4
    		[SiF
     
    6
    		]
     
    3
    		[BF
     
    4
    		]
  		• Lafossaite (TL)3.AA.25
    Tl(Cl,Br)
  		• Malladrite ?3.CH.05
    Na
     
    2
    		[SiF
     
    6
    		]
  		• Molysite3.AC.10
    FeCl
     
    3
  		• Panichiite (TL)3.00.
    (NH
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		SnCl
     
    6
  		• Salammoniac3.AA.25
    NH
     
    4
    		Cl
  		• Steropesite (TL)3.CK.05
    Tl
     
    3
    		BiCl
     
    6
  		• Sylvite3.AA.20
    KCl
  		• Thermessaite (TL)3.CG.25
    K
     
    2
    		[AlF
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
    Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
  		• Hematite4.CB.05
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
  		• Magnetite4.BB.05
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
  		• Opal4.DA.10
    SiO
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Pyrolusite4.DB.05
    MnO
     
    2
  		• Quartz4.DA.05
    SiO
     
    2
  		• Tridymite4.DA.10
    SiO
     
    2
    Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
  		• Malachite5.BA.10
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Group 6 - Borates
  		• Sassolite6.AA.05
    H
     
    3
    		BO
     
    3
  		• Vonsenite6.AB.30
    Fe
    2+
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		[O
     
    2
    		|BO
     
    3
    		]
    Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
  		• Alunite7.BC.10
    KAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Alunogen7.CB.45
    Al
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		·17H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Glauberite7.AD.25
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
  		• Gypsum7.CD.40
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Mascagnite7.AD.05
    (NH
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		SO
     
    4
  		• Melanterite7.CB.35
    FeSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Mendozite7.CC.15
    NaAl(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·11H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Metavoltine7.DF.35
    Na
     
    6
    		K
     
    2
    		FeFe
     
    6
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    12
    		O
     
    2
    		·18H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Mirabilite7.CD.10
    Na
     
    2
    		SO
     
    4
    		·10H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Thenardite7.AC.25
    Na
     
    2
    		SO
     
    4
  		• Voltaite7.CC.25
    K
     
    2
    		Fe
    2+
    5
    		Fe
    3+
    3
    		Al[SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    12
    		 · 18H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  		• Pyromorphite8.BN.05
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Group 9 - Silicates
  		• Allophane9.ED.20
    (Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    		)(SiO
     
    2
    		)
     
    1.3-2
    		·2.5-3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Augite9.DA.15
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Unclassified Minerals
  		• Adranosite (TL)-
    (NH
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		NaAl
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		Cl(OH)
     
    2
  		• Aiolosite (TL)-
    Na
     
    4
    		Bi(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		Cl
  		• 'Apatite'-
  		• Brontesite (TL)-
    (NH
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		PbCl
     
    5
  		• 'Goongarrite' ?-
  		• IMA2009-031 (TL)-
    NaAl
     
    6
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    6
    		(SO
     
    3
    		F)F
     
    6
    		·36H
     
    2
    		O
  		• IMA2009-049 (TL)-
    BiSI
  		• Pyracmonite (TL)-
    (NH
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		Fe(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3


    73 entries listed. 70 valid minerals.

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