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Fursil mines, Colle Santa Lucia, Belluno Province, Veneto, Italyi
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Fursil minesGroup of Mines
Colle Santa LuciaCommune
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ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 27' 19'' North , 12° 0' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pian-Fossal104 (2016)0.7km
Colle Santa Lucia418 (2012)0.8km
Villagrande124 (2014)0.9km
Caprile241 (2017)2.5km
Saviner di Laste136 (2014)2.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
405298
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:405298:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Miniera del Fursil (Miniere del Fursil), Colle Santa Lucia, Provincia di Belluno, Veneto, Italia


Mine workings and prospects in the area known as Fursil or Wersil, on the southern slope of Monte Pore.

The main siderite mineralisation, consisting of spatic siderite veins (1-2 to 4 m thick) with associated limonite and baryte, is hosted in limestones of the Bellerophon formation near the contact with rocks of the Werfen formation. Minor Pb-Zn mineralisations are also present in the area.

The iron mines are known since the Middle Ages. In 1177, the Holy Roman emperor Fredrick I Barbarossa recognised the right of their ownership to the Neustift/Novacella Monastery, which later transferred the right to the Prince-Bisphoric of Brixen/Bressanone. The maximun production was reached in the middle of the 17th century. The mines, closed in 1753, were reopened for a short period at the end of the 1830s. The Italian mechanical manufacturing company Breda during the autarchic period (1938-43) exploited again the mines, definitely closed in 1945.

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
References:
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Limonite'
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ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'
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ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
References:
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3

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