Siele Mine, Piancastagnaio, Amiata Mt., Siena Province, Tuscany, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Siele Mine | Mine |
| Piancastagnaio | - not defined - |
| Amiata Mt. | Mountain |
| Siena Province | Province |
| Tuscany | Region |
| Italy | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° North , 11° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
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Name(s) in local language(s):
Miniera del Siele, Piancastagnaio, Monte Amiata, Siena, Toscana, Italia
Mercury mine. Abandoned in 1974.
Regions containing this locality
| Eurasian Plate | Tectonic Plate |
| Europe | Continent |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS Reference: AA. VV., 1996. Collezionare minerali. Hobby & Work. |
| ⓘ Dawsonite Formula: NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: Antonio Borrelli photo & specimen |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Mercury Formula: Hg |
| ⓘ Metacinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS |
| ⓘ Montroydite Formula: HgO |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Metacinnabar | 2.CB.05a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Montroydite | 4.AC.15 | HgO |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dawsonite | 5.BB.10 | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
| ⓘ | Mercury | 1.1.7.1 | Hg |
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.8.14.1 | HgS |
| ⓘ | Metacinnabar | 2.8.2.3 | HgS |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.8.16.1 | NiS |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.12.2.1 | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
| AX | |||
| ⓘ | Montroydite | 4.2.6.1 | HgO |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
| A(XO3) | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
| AB(XO3)2 | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 14.2.1.1 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| ⓘ | Dawsonite | 16a.3.8.1 | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
| AXO4·xH2O | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 29.6.3.1 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Dawsonite | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dawsonite | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dawsonite | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Montroydite | HgO |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Dawsonite | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Dawsonite | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | ⓘ Mercury | Hg |
| Hg | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | ⓘ Montroydite | HgO |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)- Petiton M., 1880. Note sur la mine de mercure du Siele (Toscane). Ann. Mines, Paris.
- Rosselli E., 1890. La miniera cinabrifera del Siele. Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat., Mem., 11: 78-90.
- De Castro C., 1914. Le miniere di mercurio del M. Amiata. Mem. descr. Carta Geol. Ital., 16: 1-270.
- Zucchetti S., 1965. Confronto fra i giacimenti mercuriferi primari del M. Amiata e della Spagna. Boll. Ass. Min. Subalp., 2: 49-74.
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Siele Mine, Piancastagnaio, Amiata Mt., Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy