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Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, Francei
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BastiaArrondissement
Haute-CorseDepartment
CorsicaRegion
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bastia41,001 (2016)
Biguglia5,552 (2016)
Borgo5,538 (2016)
Furiani4,337 (2016)
Lucciana3,713 (2016)
San-Martino-di-Lota2,780 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
52071
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:52071:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corse, France
German:
Arrondissement Bastia, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Frankreich
Italian:
arrondissement di Bastia, Alta Corsica, Corsica, Francia
Russian:
Бастия, Верхняя Корсика, Корсика, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
巴斯蒂亚, 上科西嘉, 科西嘉岛, 法国
Spanish:
distrito de Bastia, Alta Córcega, Córcega, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku Bastia, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Franca
Arabic:
باستيا, هوت كورس , كورسيكا, فرنسا
Aragonese:
Destrito de Bastia, Alta Corcega, Corcega, Francia
Armenian:
Բաստիա, Վերին Կորսիկա, Կորսիկա, Ֆրանսիա
Azeri:
Bastiya , Yuxarı Korsika, Korsika, Fransa
Basque:
Bastiako barrutia, Korsika Garaia, Korsika, Frantzia
Breton:
Bastìa, Korsika-Uhel, Korsika, Bro-C'hall
Bulgarian:
Бастыя, От Корс, Корсика, Франция
Catalan:
Districte de Bastia, Alta Còrsega, Còrsega, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement de Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corse, Pransiya
Corsican:
Bastìa, Cismonte, Corsica, Francia
Czech:
Arrondissement Bastia, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Francie
Dutch:
Arrondissement Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, Frankrijk
Farsi/Persian:
باستیا, کرس شمالی, جزیره کرس, فرانسه
Greek:
Μπαστιά, Άνω Κορσική, Κορσική, Γαλλία
Indonesian:
Arondisemen Bastia, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Perancis
Japanese:
バスティア, オート=コルス県, コルシカ島, フランス
Korean:
바스티아, 오트코르스주, 코르시카, 프랑스
Latin:
Mantinum, Corsica Superior, Corsica, Francia
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Bastia, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Frankräich
Macedonian:
Бастија, Горна Корзика, Корзика, Франција
Marathi:
बास्तिया, ऑत-कॉर्स, कॉर्स, फ्रान्स
Mazanderani:
بستیا, فرانسه
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bastia Kūn, Haute-Corse, Corse, Hoat-kok
Polish:
Okręg Bastia, Górna Korsyka, Korsyka, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, Franța
Sicilian:
Bastìa, Còrsica, Francia
Slovak:
Bastia, Haute-Corse, Korzika, Francúzsko
Ukrainian:
Бастія, Верхня Корсика, Корсика, Франція
Vietnamese:
Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corse, Pháp


The arrondissement of Bastia (Corsican: circundariu di Bastìa) is an arrondissement of France in the Haute-Corse department in the territorial collectivity of Corsica. It has 27 communes. Its area is 473.8 km².

"On the N199 in the direction of l'Île Rousse and on the coast northwest of Saint-Florent [https://www.mindat.org/loc-52066.html], there are chalcopyrite, molybdenite, and scheelite deposits.

Following the N198 and taking the road to Luri [https://www.mindat.org/loc-286163.html] and subsequently the road to Poggio-Castello, on the dumps of old workings there is cinnabar, pyrite, sphene [= titanite], and stibnite.

Following the previous itinerary towards Pino and taking the N198 again in the direction of Nonza, one will find, to the south of Punta-di-Canale, an important abandoned mine which still yields asbestos, crocidolite, serpentine, and chrysotile along the road and inside the mine itself." [Belot, 1978]

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56 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Description: In tremolite schist
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Habit: small, sometimes automorphic crystals
ⓘ 'Andorite'
Formula: AgPbSb3S6
Description: Senandorite (andorite VI).
ⓘ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Description: In serpentinite
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ 'Asbestos'
ⓘ Awaruite
Formula: Ni3Fe
Description: In serpentinite
ⓘ Berthierite
Formula: FeSb2S4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chabazite'
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Description: In serpentinite
ⓘ Chalcostibite
Formula: CuSbS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Description: In serpentinite
ⓘ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Description: In serpentinite
ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Description: In diopside-andradite-vesuvianite grenatite
ⓘ Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: In tremolite schist
ⓘ 'Diallage'
Description: In serpentinite
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Description: In tremolite schist
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
ⓘ Glaucophane
Formula: ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Description: In serpentinite
ⓘ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Heazlewoodite
Formula: Ni3S2
Description: In serpentinite
ⓘ Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
Description: In serpentinite
ⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite
Formula: (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
Description: In serpentinite
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Description: In serpentinite
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: In serpentinite
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
References:
ⓘ Mcguinnessite
Formula: (Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2
References:
ⓘ Melanophlogite
Formula: 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
ⓘ 'Mica Group'
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
Description: In serpentinite
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
References:
Favreau, Georges (n.d.) Personal communication.Identified by Georges Favreau: Visual Identification
ⓘ Paragonite
Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Description: In serpentinite.
ⓘ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Potassic-richterite
Formula: K(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ Priderite
Formula: K(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
Habit: plates usually 0.04 X 0.005 mm in size
Colour: weak pleochroism, from purple to dark wine colour
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Description: In serpentinite
ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
Description: In serpentinite
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Description: In serpentinite
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: In diopside-andradite-vesuvianite grenatite
ⓘ Richterite
Formula: Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Riebeckite Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Na2(C2+3Fe3+2)(Si8O22)W2
ⓘ 'Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite'
Formula: ◻[Na2][Z2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Scolecite
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Stibiconite ?
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Description: In diopside-andradite-vesuvianite grenatite
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Description: In tremolite schist
ⓘ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ⓘ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘ Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘAwaruite1.AE.20Ni3Fe
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘHeazlewoodite2.BB.05Ni3S2
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite
var. Bravoite
2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
ⓘ2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘ'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘChalcostibite2.HA.05CuSbS2
ⓘBerthierite2.HA.20FeSb2S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘHercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHercynite
var. Picotite
4.BB.05(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘPerovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘMelanophlogite4.DA.2546SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘStibiconite ?4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
ⓘPriderite4.DK.05bK(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘMcguinnessite5.BA.10(Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘAndradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘClinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘZoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘVesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ⓘDravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘRichterite9.DE.20Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘPotassic-richterite9.DE.20K(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘGlaucophane9.DE.25◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘParagonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘAntigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘLizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘScolecite9.GA.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Andorite'-AgPbSb3S6
ⓘ'Asbestos'-
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Diallage'-
ⓘ'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
ⓘ'Mica Group'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Riebeckite Root Name Group'-◻Na2(C2+3Fe3+2)(Si8O22)W2
ⓘ'var. Crocidolite'-◻[Na2][Z2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ Mcguinnessite(Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ RichteriteNa(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Hⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Hⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Hⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Potassic-richteriteK(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
BBoron
Bⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ Mcguinnessite(Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
NNitrogen
Nⓘ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ Mcguinnessite(Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RichteriteNa(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Oⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Oⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Potassic-richteriteK(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group◻Na2(C32+Fe23+)(Si8O22)W2
Oⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Oⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
FFluorine
Fⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Naⓘ RichteriteNa(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Naⓘ Potassic-richteriteK(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Naⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group◻Na2(C32+Fe23+)(Si8O22)W2
Naⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mgⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ Mcguinnessite(Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ RichteriteNa(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Mgⓘ Potassic-richteriteK(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Alⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Alⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+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
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ RichteriteNa(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Siⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Potassic-richteriteK(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group◻Na2(C32+Fe23+)(Si8O22)W2
Siⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Sⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Kⓘ Potassic-richteriteK(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ RichteriteNa(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Potassic-richteriteK(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Tiⓘ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
FeIron
Feⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Feⓘ BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Feⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group◻Na2(C32+Fe23+)(Si8O22)W2
Feⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Feⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
NiNickel
Niⓘ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Niⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Niⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Cuⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ Mcguinnessite(Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Agⓘ AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
Agⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
Sbⓘ BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Sbⓘ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Sbⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sbⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pbⓘ AndoriteAgPbSb3S6

Fossils

There are 13 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences13
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bivalvia
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bryozoa
phylum
Animalia : Bryozoa0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Discoglossus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Discoglossidae : Discoglossus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Serpulidae
family
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lithophaga lithophaga
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Lithophaga : Lithophaga lithophaga0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Spirorbis infundibulum
species
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Spirorbis : Spirorbis infundibulum0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lasaea adansoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Lasaeidae : Lasaea : Lasaea adansoni0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Meridiocichla salotti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Turdidae : Meridiocichla : Meridiocichla salotti0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Astroides calycularis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Astroides : Astroides calycularis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Bastia
Wikidata ID:Q700595
GeoNames ID:3034639

Localities in this Region

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