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Roccadiconti mines (Rocca dei Conti mines; Rocca del Conte mines), Aragona, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italyi
Regional Level Types
Roccadiconti mines (Rocca dei Conti mines; Rocca del Conte mines)Group of Mines
AragonaCommune
Agrigento ProvinceProvince
SicilyAutonomous Region
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° North , 13° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~8km
Locality type:
Group of Mines
Other Languages:
Italian:
Miniere di Roccadiconti (Miniere di Rocca dei Conti; Miniere di Rocca del Conte), Aragona, Libero consorzio comunale di Agrigento (Provincia di Agrigento), Sicilia, Italia


Group of sulphur mines located ESE of Aragona.

It comprises the mines named Roccadiconti Buscemi, Roccadiconti Castellanotte, and Roccadiconti Galio (Rocca dei Conti).

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2 valid minerals.

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Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Reference: Mezzadri, P. (1988) La serie gessoso solfifera della Sicilia e altre memorie geo-minerarie. Roberto De Nicola Editore, Roma, 874 pp.
Sulphur
Formula: S8
Reference: Jervis, G. (1881) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia. Vol. 3: Regioni delle Isole. Sardegna e Sicilia. Addenda ai precedenti volumi. Ermanno Loescher, Torino, XXII+539 pp.; Mezzadri, P. (1988) La serie gessoso solfifera della Sicilia e altre memorie geo-minerarie. Roberto De Nicola Editore, Roma, 874 pp.; Marella, G., and Dacquino, C. [with contributions of Berry, P., Coletta, G., Compalati, M., et al.] (2006) I siti minerari italiani (1870-2006). Censimento dei Siti Minerari abbandonati. A.P.A.T. [Agenzia per la Protezione dell'Ambiente e per i Sevizi Tecnici], 95 pp. + Mappa dei Siti minerari abbandonati; http://www.isprambiente.gov.it/it/progetti/suolo-e-territorio-1/miniere-e-cave/progetto-remi-rete-nazionale-dei-parchi-e-musei-minerari-italiani/banche-dati/censimento-nazionale-siti-minerari-dismessi

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
S SulphurS8
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

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Jervis, G. (1881) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia. Vol. 3: Regioni delle Isole. Sardegna e Sicilia. Addenda ai precedenti volumi. Ermanno Loescher, Torino, XXII+539 pp.
Mezzadri, P. (1988) La serie gessoso solfifera della Sicilia e altre memorie geo-minerarie. Roberto De Nicola Editore, Roma, 874 pp.
Marella, G., and Dacquino, C. [with contributions of Berry, P., Coletta, G., Compalati, M., et al.] (2006) I siti minerari italiani (1870-2006). Censimento dei Siti Minerari abbandonati. A.P.A.T. [Agenzia per la Protezione dell'Ambiente e per i Sevizi Tecnici], 95 pp. + Mappa dei Siti minerari abbandonati; http://www.isprambiente.gov.it/it/progetti/suolo-e-territorio-1/miniere-e-cave/progetto-remi-rete-nazionale-dei-parchi-e-musei-minerari-italiani/banche-dati/censimento-nazionale-siti-minerari-dismessi

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