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Boratella Mines, Mercato Saraceno, Forlì-Cesena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Boratella Mines | Group of Mines |
| Mercato Saraceno | Commune |
| Forlì-Cesena Province | Province |
| Emilia-Romagna | Region |
| Italy | Country |
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Group of Mines
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Miniere di Boratella, Mercato Saraceno, provincia di Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Old sulphur mines, named Boratella I, II, III, and Paviola in the valley of Rio Boratella, a tributary River Savio.
The four adjacent mines exploited the same sulphur vein; the mining area of ca. 160 ha is located at elevations between 117.4 and 322.9 m a.s.l., near the hamlet of Le Ville.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
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