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Cap Corse, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

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Cap Corse, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Marine d'Albo

Marine d'Albo, Ogliastro, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

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Cap Corse, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

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Cap Corse, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Marine d'Albo

Marine d'Albo, Ogliastro, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

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Cap Corse, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

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Cap Corse, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Type:

Canton

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
San-Martino-di-Lota	2,780 (2016)
Pietranera	2,743 (2018)
Santa-Maria-di-Lota	2,014 (2016)
Brando	1,682 (2016)
Sisco	1,121 (2018)
Marine de Sisco	811 (2018)

Mindat Locality ID:

299285

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:299285:6

GUID (UUID V4):

7f9215b6-15e1-4dd9-bdfb-0c948becd220

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French:

canton du Cap Corse, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corse, France

German:

Kanton Cap Corse, Arrondissement Bastia, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Frankreich

Italian:

Cantone del Capo Corso, arrondissement di Bastia, Alta Corsica, Corsica, Francia

Russian:

Кап-Корс, Бастия, Верхняя Корсика, Корсика, Франция

Basque:

Cap Corse kantonamendua, Bastiako barrutia, Korsika Garaia, Korsika, Frantzia

Luxembourgish:

Canton du Cap Corse, Arrondissement Bastia, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Frankräich

A canton at the northern extremity of Corsica.

Includes the following 22 communes, as of 01/2018: Barrettali, Rogliano, Brando, Sisco, Cagnano, San-Martino-di-Lota, Canari, Santa-Maria-di-Lota, Tomino, Centuri, Ersa, Farinole, Luri, Morsiglia, Nonza, Ogliastro, Olcani, Olmeta-di-Capocorso, Patrimonio, Pietracorbara and Pino.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.

ⓘ Antimony

ⓘ Asbestos

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ Potassic-richterite

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

48 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ Lamproite

ⓘ Minette

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Description: In tremolite schist

ⓘ Anatase

Formula: TiO₂

Locality: Sisco Lamproite sill, Pietracorbara, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Andradite

Formula: Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Antigorite

Formula: Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Description: In serpentinite

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

Locality: Castello mine, Luri, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Awaruite

Formula: Ni₃Fe

Localities:

Marine d'Albo, Ogliastro, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

References:

P. Devismes : "Atlas photographique des minéraux d'alluvions", BRGM, 1978

ⓘ Berthierite

Formula: FeSb₂S₄

Locality: Vallone, Meria, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities:

Sisco Lamproite sill, Pietracorbara, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
Castello mine, Luri, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

References:

Velde, D. (1967). Sur un lamprophyre hyperalcalin potassique: la minette de Sisco (île de Corse). Bulletin de Minéralogie, 90(2), 214-223.

Velde, D. (1968). A new occurrence of priderite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 36(282), 867-870.

Wagner, C., & Velde, D. (1986). The mineralogy of K-richterite-bearing lamproites. American Mineralogist, 71(1-2), 17-37.

Prelević, D., Foley, S. F., Romer, R., & Conticelli, S. (2008). Mediterranean Tertiary lamproites derived from multiple source components in postcollisional geodynamics. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72(8), 2125-2156.

ⓘ 'Chabazite'

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Description: In serpentinite

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'

Locality: Sisco Lamproite sill, Pietracorbara, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Description: In serpentinite

ⓘ Chrysotile

Formula: Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Description: In serpentinite

ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

Locality: Vallone, Meria, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Clinochlore

Formula: Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Description: In diopside-andradite-vesuvianite grenatite

ⓘ Clinozoisite

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Description: In tremolite schist

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Diopside var. Diallage

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Description: In serpentinite

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

Locality: Castello mine, Luri, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Dravite

Formula: NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Description: In tremolite schist

ⓘ Epidote

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Locality: Sisco Lamproite sill, Pietracorbara, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Glaucophane

Formula: ◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Localities:

Campana, Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

References:

Erwin Löffler collection (SXRD-analysed by Uwe Kolitsch)

ⓘ Grossular

Formula: Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

Locality: Castello mine, Luri, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Heazlewoodite

Formula: Ni₃S₂

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Description: In serpentinite

ⓘ Hercynite

Formula: Fe²⁺Al₂O₄

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Description: In serpentinite

ⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite

Formula: (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)₂O₄

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Description: In serpentinite

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Locality: Sisco Lamproite sill, Pietracorbara, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

Locality: Sisco Lamproite sill, Pietracorbara, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Lizardite

Formula: Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Description: In serpentinite

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Description: In serpentinite

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Mcguinnessite

Formula: (Mg,Cu)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Melanophlogite

Formula: 46SiO₂ · 6(N₂,CO₂) · 2(CH₄,N₂)

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ 'Mica Group'

Locality: Sisco Lamproite sill, Pietracorbara, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Millerite

Formula: NiS

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Description: In serpentinite

ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Description: In serpentinite.

ⓘ Perovskite

Formula: CaTiO₃

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Sisco Lamproite sill, Pietracorbara, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Potassic-richterite

Formula: {K}{CaNa}{Mg₅}Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Locality: Sisco Lamproite sill, Pietracorbara, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Prehnite

Formula: Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Priderite

Formula: K(Ti⁴⁺₇Fe³⁺)O₁₆

Locality: Sisco Lamproite sill, Pietracorbara, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Description: In serpentinite

ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)S₂

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Description: In serpentinite

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Description: In serpentinite

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

Castello mine, Luri, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

References:

Self collected Jean-Marie LAURENT - 1977

ⓘ Scolecite

Formula: CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Locality: Vallone, Meria, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ 'Stibiconite' ?

Formula: Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)

Locality: Castello mine, Luri, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Stibnite

Formula: Sb₂S₃

Localities:

Castello mine, Luri, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
Vallone, Meria, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

References:

Rocks & Min.: 20:308.

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

Formula: M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO₄)O

Localities:

Sisco Lamproite sill, Pietracorbara, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

References:

Velde, D. (1967). Sur un lamprophyre hyperalcalin potassique: la minette de Sisco (île de Corse). Bulletin de Minéralogie, 90(2), 214-223.

Velde, D. (1968). A new occurrence of priderite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 36(282), 867-870.

Wagner, C., & Velde, D. (1986). The mineralogy of K-richterite-bearing lamproites. American Mineralogist, 71(1-2), 17-37.

ⓘ Tremolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Description: In tremolite schist

ⓘ Vesuvianite

Formula: Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Wollastonite

Formula: Ca₃(Si₃O₉)

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

ⓘ Zoisite

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Locality: Canari Mine (Albo), Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Gallery:

Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄ⓘ Magnetite

Magnetite

Canari Mine, Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Magnetite

Canari Mine, Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Magnetite

Canari Mine, Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Awaruite	1.AE.20	Ni₃Fe
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Heazlewoodite	2.BB.05	Ni₃S₂
ⓘ	Pentlandite	2.BB.15	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Millerite	2.CC.20	NiS
ⓘ	Cinnabar	2.CD.15a	HgS
ⓘ	Stibnite	2.DB.05	Sb₂S₃
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	var. Bravoite	2.EB.05a	(Fe,Ni)S₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Berthierite	2.HA.20	FeSb₂S₄
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hercynite var. Picotite	4.BB.05	(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)₂O₄
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Hercynite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Perovskite	4.CC.30	CaTiO₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Melanophlogite	4.DA.25	46SiO₂ · 6(N₂,CO₂) · 2(CH₄,N₂)
ⓘ	Anatase	4.DD.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	'Stibiconite' ?	4.DH.20	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)
ⓘ	Priderite	4.DK.05b	K(Ti⁴⁺₇Fe³⁺)O₁₆
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Mcguinnessite	5.BA.10	(Mg,Cu)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Chrysotile	9..	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Grossular	9.AD.25	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Andradite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTi(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Epidote	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Clinozoisite	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Zoisite	9.BG.10	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Vesuvianite	9.BG.35	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
ⓘ	Dravite	9.CK.05	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	var. Diallage	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Tremolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Potassic-richterite	9.DE.20	{K}{CaNa}{Mg₅}Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Glaucophane	9.DE.25	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Wollastonite	9.DG.05	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
ⓘ	Prehnite	9.DP.20	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Phlogopite	9.EC.20	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Clinochlore	9.EC.55	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
ⓘ	Antigorite	9.ED.15	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Lizardite	9.ED.15	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	Scolecite	9.GA.05	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Stilbite Subgroup'	-	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Mica Group'	-
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Chabazite'	-
ⓘ	'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Antigorite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
H	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Dravite	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
H	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Lizardite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Mcguinnessite	(Mg,Cu)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Melanophlogite	46SiO₂ · 6(N₂,CO₂) · 2(CH₄,N₂)
H	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Stibiconite	Sb³⁺Sb₂⁵⁺O₆(OH)
H	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
H	ⓘ Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Potassic-richterite	{K}{CaNa}{Mg₅}Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Dravite	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Mcguinnessite	(Mg,Cu)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Melanophlogite	46SiO₂ · 6(N₂,CO₂) · 2(CH₄,N₂)
N	Nitrogen
N	ⓘ Melanophlogite	46SiO₂ · 6(N₂,CO₂) · 2(CH₄,N₂)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Antigorite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
O	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Diopside var. Diallage	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Dravite	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
O	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Hercynite	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Lizardite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Mcguinnessite	(Mg,Cu)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Melanophlogite	46SiO₂ · 6(N₂,CO₂) · 2(CH₄,N₂)
O	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
O	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Priderite	K(Ti₇⁴⁺Fe³⁺)O₁₆
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Stibiconite	Sb³⁺Sb₂⁵⁺O₆(OH)
O	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
O	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
O	ⓘ Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Potassic-richterite	{K}{CaNa}{Mg₅}Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite	(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)₂O₄
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Dravite	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Na	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Na	ⓘ Potassic-richterite	{K}{CaNa}{Mg₅}Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Antigorite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Mg	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Mg	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Mg	ⓘ Diopside var. Diallage	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Dravite	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Mg	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Lizardite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Mg	ⓘ Mcguinnessite	(Mg,Cu)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Mg	ⓘ Potassic-richterite	{K}{CaNa}{Mg₅}Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite	(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)₂O₄
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Al	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Dravite	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Al	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Hercynite	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄
Al	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
Al	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Al	ⓘ Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite	(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)₂O₄
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Antigorite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Si	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Diopside var. Diallage	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Dravite	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Si	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Lizardite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Melanophlogite	46SiO₂ · 6(N₂,CO₂) · 2(CH₄,N₂)
Si	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
Si	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Si	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
Si	ⓘ Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Potassic-richterite	{K}{CaNa}{Mg₅}Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄
S	ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite	(Fe,Ni)S₂
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Heazlewoodite	Ni₃S₂
S	ⓘ Millerite	NiS
S	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Priderite	K(Ti₇⁴⁺Fe³⁺)O₁₆
K	ⓘ Potassic-richterite	{K}{CaNa}{Mg₅}Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Diopside var. Diallage	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ca	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Ca	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Ca	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
Ca	ⓘ Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Potassic-richterite	{K}{CaNa}{Mg₅}Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Priderite	K(Ti₇⁴⁺Fe³⁺)O₁₆
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Cr	ⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite	(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)₂O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Awaruite	Ni₃Fe
Fe	ⓘ Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite	(Fe,Ni)S₂
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hercynite	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Fe	ⓘ Priderite	K(Ti₇⁴⁺Fe³⁺)O₁₆
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Fe	ⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite	(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)₂O₄
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Awaruite	Ni₃Fe
Ni	ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite	(Fe,Ni)S₂
Ni	ⓘ Heazlewoodite	Ni₃S₂
Ni	ⓘ Millerite	NiS
Ni	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Mcguinnessite	(Mg,Cu)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄
Sb	ⓘ Stibiconite	Sb³⁺Sb₂⁵⁺O₆(OH)
Sb	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
Hg	Mercury
Hg	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Gastropoda class	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Bivalvia class	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Bryozoa phylum	Animalia : Bryozoa	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Discoglossus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Discoglossidae : *Discoglossus*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Serpulidae family	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Lithophaga lithophaga species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Lithophaga : *Lithophaga lithophaga*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Spirorbis infundibulum species	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Spirorbis : *Spirorbis infundibulum*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Lasaea adansoni species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Lasaeidae : Lasaea : *Lasaea adansoni*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Meridiocichla salotti species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Turdidae : Meridiocichla : *Meridiocichla salotti*	0.126 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Astroides calycularis species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Astroides : *Astroides calycularis*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene

Fossil Localities

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France

Corsica
- Haute-Corse
  - Bastia
    - Cap Corse
      - Pleistocene🐚 Coscia Abri sud
      - Pleistocene🐚 Grotte de la Coscia
      - Pleistocene🐚 Macinaggio Cave

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_of_Cap_Corse
Wikidata ID:	Q19606954

Localities in this Region

France

Corsica
- Haute-Corse
  - Bastia
    - Brando
      - Unidentified quarry
    - Canari
      - Campana
      - Canari Mine (Albo)
    - Luri
      - Castello mine
    - Meria
    - Ogliastro
      - Marine d'Albo
    - Pietracorbara
      - Sisco Lamproite sill

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