Zilli Mine, Contrada Zillì, Fiumedinisi, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Zilli Mine | Mine |
| Contrada Zillì | - not defined - |
| Fiumedinisi | Commune |
| Metropolitan City of Messina | Metropolitan City |
| Sicily | Autonomous Region |
| Italy | - not defined - |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 15° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~6km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
56186
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:56186:9
GUID (UUID V4):
478b8a2b-11fc-4a73-a8b8-f9afa3b9b991
Name(s) in local language(s):
Miniera Zillo, Contrada Zilli, Fiumedinisi, Peloritani Mts, Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Cu-Pb-Zn-As-Sb vein deposit. The Zillì vein system is considered to be the prosecution of the S.Carlo Sb-Cu-Ag mineralization, a system of unconformable fissure veins, steeply dipping or almost vertical, cutting Palaeozoic phyllites.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Gersdorffite Formula: NiAsS |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
African PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Italy
- Sicily
- Metropolitan City of Messina
- Peloritani MountainsMountain Range
- Metropolitan City of Messina
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