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Cascata slag locality, Valpiana - Castello della Marsiliana area slag sites, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italyi
Regional Level Types
Cascata slag localitySlag Locality
Valpiana - Castello della Marsiliana area slag sitesGroup of Slag Localities
Massa MarittimaCommune
Grosseto ProvinceProvince
TuscanyRegion
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 1' 21'' North , 10° 49' 38'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Valpiana499 (2014)2.7km
Massa Marittima5,707 (2014)6.0km
Ghirlanda213 (2014)7.1km
Scarlino Scalo1,582 (2014)9.2km
Niccioleta248 (2014)11.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
430336
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:430336:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Località di scorie di Cascata, Siti di scorie dell'area Valpiana - Castello della Marsiliana (Siti di scorie della Media Valle Pecora), Massa Marittima, Provincia di Grosseto, Toscana, Italia


Medieval slag heap along the left bank of Pecora River.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
ⓘ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2SiO4
ⓘ Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Lead
Formula: Pb
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Lead1.AA.05Pb
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘFayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2SiO4
ⓘHedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Oⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Siⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Feⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ Native LeadPb

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