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Mount Corchia, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italyi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 2' 8'' North , 10° 17' 36'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Levigliani331 (2014)1.7km
Terrinca331 (2014)2.7km
Pruno113 (2014)3.3km
Cardoso214 (2014)3.6km
Retignano360 (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.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Detailed 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: D’Achiardi 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
βœͺ 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“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Ullmannite2.EB.25NiSbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Chloritoid9.AF.85(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
β“˜Piemontite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Zoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ UllmanniteNiSbS
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Mnβ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mnβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ UllmanniteNiSbS
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ UllmanniteNiSbS
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16

References

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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.

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