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Vigneria stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italyi
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Vigneria stope

Vigneria stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Vigneria stope from the sea

Vigneria stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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The old wharf

Vigneria stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Vigneria stope

Vigneria stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Vigneria stope from the sea

Vigneria stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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The old wharf

Vigneria stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Vigneria stope

Vigneria stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Vigneria stope from the sea

Vigneria stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 49' 16'' North , 10° 25' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.82137,10.42994
GeoHash:
G#: spx7t76ue
GRN:
N29E06
Type:
Stope
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rio Marina1,220 (2014)0.9km
Rio nell'Elba782 (2014)2.6km
Cavo620 (2014)4.7km
Bagnaia231 (2014)5.5km
Magazzini128 (2014)6.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
49842
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49842:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
cantiere Vigneria, Miniera di Rio (Miniera di Rio Marina), Rio Marina, Isola d'Elba, Livorno, Toscana, Italia


Immediately behind the Rio Marina houses at the north, cut by the provincial road to Cavo, it is the oldest stope, mining exploitation surely beginning in Etruscan times.

In modern times in the east part, between the road and the sea, ore refinement systems and the wharf for ore shipping have been placed. Historically this stope has supplied good hematite specimens and the best specimens of pyrite. Actually exhausted, with scanty residual orebodies at the end of the exploitation front. In 2002 part of it has been transformed into a public parking area.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alunogen
Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
ⓘ Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘ Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
ⓘ Fibroferrite
Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
✪ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Pickeringite
Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
✪ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘFerberite4.DB.30FeWO4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘMelanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
ⓘEpsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘAlunogen7.CB.45Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
ⓘPickeringite7.CB.85MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘCopiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
ⓘFibroferrite7.DC.15Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Hⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Hⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Hⓘ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Hⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Oⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Oⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Oⓘ FerberiteFeWO4
Oⓘ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mgⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Sⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Sⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Feⓘ FerberiteFeWO4
Feⓘ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
WTungsten
Wⓘ FerberiteFeWO4
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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References

Panichi, U. (1909) Sulla Pirite dell'Elba. Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 38. 12-35
Orlandi, P., Pezzotta, A. (1997) I minerali dell'Isola d'Elba. I minerali dei Giacimenti metalliferi dell'Elba orientale e delle Pegmatiti del Monte Capanne. Ed. Novecento Grafico, Bergamo, 245 pages.
BENVENUTI, M., DINI, A., D'ORAZIO, M., CHIARANTINI, L., CORRETTI, A., COSTAGLIOLA, P. (2013) The tungsten and tin signature of iron ores from Elba Island (Italy): a tool for provenance studies of iron production in the Mediterranean Region. Archaeometry, 55 (3). 479-506 doi:10.1111/j.1475-4754.2012.00692.x
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