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Sisco Lamproite sill, Pietracorbara, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, Francei
Regional Level Types
Sisco Lamproite sillSill
PietracorbaraCommune
BastiaArrondissement
Haute-CorseDepartment
CorsicaRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 50' North , 9° 25' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
15.4 to 13.5 Ma
Geologic Time:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sisco1,121 (2018)3.9km
Marine de Pietracorbara515 (2016)5.0km
Canari354 (2016)5.7km
Ogliastro109 (2016)5.8km
Marine de Sisco811 (2018)6.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
358827
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:358827:0
GUID (UUID V4):
b4c1bf49-f50d-4cc9-96f2-3b3dee3aeab3


A sill of lamproite (minette) from 1.5 to 4 m thick intrudes a sequence of metamorphosed igneous rocks near the hamlet of Sisco (Velde 1967).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'K Feldspar'
'Mica Group'
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Potassic-richterite
Formula: {K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
Priderite
Formula: K(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Priderite4.DK.05bK(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Potassic-richterite9.DE.20{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Mica Group'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'K Feldspar'-
'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
NaSodium
Na Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
KPotassium
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
K Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
France
  • Corsica

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