Mount Corchia, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italyi
Regional Level Types | |
---|---|
Mount Corchia | Mountain |
Stazzema | Commune |
Lucca Province | Province |
Tuscany | Region |
Italy | - not defined - |
Mount Corchia, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 2' 8'' North , 10° 17' 36'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Levigliani | 331 (2014) | 1.7km |
Terrinca | 331 (2014) | 2.7km |
Pruno | 113 (2014) | 3.3km |
Cardoso | 214 (2014) | 3.6km |
Retignano | 360 (2014) | 3.9km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Monte Corchia, Stazzema, Alpi Apuane, Lucca, Toscana, Italia
This area sees the occurrence of mesozoic rocks, marbles and other less pure metamorphic limestones, in contact with paleozoic schists, often represented by metavolcanites. In metalimestones and marbles can be locally found Mn minerals (hollandite, piemontite), also well crystallized.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: Orlandi P., Checchi F., 1979. L'ullmannite del M. te Corchia (Alpi Apuane). Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat., Mem., Serie A, 86: 245-247 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β Chloritoid Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 Reference: DβAchiardi A., 1872/73. Mineralogia della Toscana. Ed. A. Forni. |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: Orlandi P., Checchi F., 1979. L'ullmannite del M. te Corchia (Alpi Apuane). Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat., Mem., Serie A, 86: 245-247 |
β Hollandite Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 Reference: Carcangiu et al., 1992. Stratigrafia, mineralogia e metamorfismo di un orizzonte residuale triassico nelle Alpi Apuane: "Formazione delle Brecce di Seravezza". Plinius, 8: 140-141. |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
βͺ Piemontite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Habit: prismatic Colour: red Reference: Battaglia S., Nannoni R., Orlandi P., 1977. La piemontite del Monte Corchia (Alpi Apuane). Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat., Mem., Serie A, 84: 174-178. |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: Orlandi P., Checchi F., 1979. L'ullmannite del M. te Corchia (Alpi Apuane). Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat., Mem., Serie A, 86: 245-247 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Orlandi P., Checchi F., 1979. L'ullmannite del M. te Corchia (Alpi Apuane). Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat., Mem., Serie A, 86: 245-247 |
β Ullmannite Formula: NiSbS Habit: cubic-rhombododecahedric crystals, up to 1 mm. Colour: grey Description: The sample studied by Orlandi & Checchi (1979) came from quartz veins hosted in the paleozoic basement of Apuan Alps, along the road Pian di Lago-Fociomboli. Reference: Orlandi P., Checchi F., 1979. L'ullmannite del M. te Corchia (Alpi Apuane). Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat., Mem., Serie A, 86: 245-247 |
β Zoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Reference: Manasse E., 1906. Contribuzioni alla mineralogia della Toscana. Zoisite del Monte Corchia (Alpi Apuane). Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat., Proc. Verb., 15: 23-24. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
---|---|---|---|
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Ullmannite | 2.EB.25 | NiSbS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Hollandite | 4.DK.05a | Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
β | Chloritoid | 9.AF.85 | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
β | Piemontite | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Zoisite | 9.BG.10 | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | β Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
H | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
O | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Al | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Si | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | β Ullmannite | NiSbS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Mn | β Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
Mn | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | β Ullmannite | NiSbS |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Ullmannite | NiSbS |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
References
Sort by
Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Manasse E., 1906. Contribuzioni alla mineralogia della Toscana. Zoisite del Monte Corchia (Alpi Apuane). Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat., Proc. Verb., 15: 23-24.
Battaglia S., Nannoni R., Orlandi P., 1977. La piemontite del Monte Corchia (Alpi Apuane). Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat., Mem., Serie A, 84: 174-178.
Orlandi P., Checchi F., 1979. L'ullmannite del M. te Corchia (Alpi Apuane). Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat., Mem., Serie A, 86: 245-247
Franceschelli M., Puxeddu M. , Carcangiu G., Gattiglio G., Pannuti F., 1996. Breccia-hosted Manganese-rich minerals of Alpi Apuane,Italy: a marine, redox-generated deposit. Lithos, 37: 309-333.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
Mount Corchia, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy