Monte Leoni, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italyi
Regional Level Types | |
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Monte Leoni | Group of Hills |
Grosseto Province | Province |
Tuscany | Region |
Italy | - not defined - |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° North , 11° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~63km
Type:
Group of Hills
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
237332
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:237332:7
GUID (UUID V4):
a2987e94-ac77-4b18-b8c1-faf07e5e2ef7
Name(s) in local language(s):
Monte Leoni, Provincia di Grosseto, Toscana, italia
Monte Leoni is a group of hills, located in the municipal territories of Grosseto, Campagnatico, and Roccastrada, which forms the southern part of the Monticciano-Roccastrada metamorphic massif. Its highest point (616 m asl) is the top of Monte Leoni, in the municipal territory of Campagnatico.
The most common paragenesis in low-grade Verrucano metasediments is chloritoid, pyrophyllite, and micas (muscovite and paragonite) (Franceschelli et al., 1986). Magnesiocarpholite as green, columnar or fibrous crystals, up to several centimetres in length, is found in syn-folial quartz-calcite veins widespread in Verrucano rocks, which experienced metamorphism during the Apennine orogeny (Giorgetti et al., 1998; Giorgetti et al., 2001). Late-stage sudoite and kaolinite have also been observed.
According to the Italian Wikipedia link below, the GPS coordinates for the approximate center of the area are 42°54′15.12″N, 11°10′18.12″E.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' References: |
ⓘ Chloritoid Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Ferrocarpholite Formula: Fe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4 References: |
ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ Magnesiocarpholite Formula: MgAl2Si2O6(OH)4 References: |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Paragonite Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Pyrophyllite Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ Sudoite Formula: Mg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Chloritoid | 9.AF.85 | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Ferrocarpholite | 9.DB.05 | Fe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Magnesiocarpholite | 9.DB.05 | MgAl2Si2O6(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Pyrophyllite | 9.EC.10 | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Paragonite | 9.EC.15 | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Sudoite | 9.EC.55 | Mg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8 |
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Ferrocarpholite | Fe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Magnesiocarpholite | MgAl2Si2O6(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Sudoite | Mg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Ferrocarpholite | Fe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Magnesiocarpholite | MgAl2Si2O6(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Sudoite | Mg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Magnesiocarpholite | MgAl2Si2O6(OH)4 |
Mg | ⓘ Sudoite | Mg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Ferrocarpholite | Fe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Magnesiocarpholite | MgAl2Si2O6(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Sudoite | Mg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Ferrocarpholite | Fe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Magnesiocarpholite | MgAl2Si2O6(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Sudoite | Mg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Ferrocarpholite | Fe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4 |
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Monte Leoni, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy