Marsiliana slag locality, Valpiana - Castello della Marsiliana area slag sites, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italyi
Regional Level Types | |
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Marsiliana slag locality | Slag Locality |
Valpiana - Castello della Marsiliana area slag sites | Group of Slag Localities |
Massa Marittima | Commune |
Grosseto Province | Province |
Tuscany | Region |
Italy | - not defined - |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 1' 45'' North , 10° 49' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Valpiana | 499 (2014) | 3.5km |
Massa Marittima | 5,707 (2014) | 6.0km |
Ghirlanda | 213 (2014) | 7.1km |
Scarlino Scalo | 1,582 (2014) | 10.0km |
Niccioleta | 248 (2014) | 10.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
233046
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:233046:7
GUID (UUID V4):
ab25d7f4-f290-4324-8384-9e9890150723
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Castello della Marsiliana slag locality
Other Languages:
Italian:
Località di scorie di Marsiliana (Località di scorie del Castello della Marsiliana, Siti di scorie dell'area Valpiana - Castello della Marsiliana (Siti di scorie della Media Valle Pecora), Massa Marittima, Provincia di Grosseto, Toscana, Italia
The Marsiliana smelting site is located 6 km west of Massa Marittima, near the Pecora River.
According to "Ordinamenta super artem fossarum rameriae et argenteriae civitatis Massae", as well as to archaeological dating, this smelting site was active for two centuries (13th and 14th). Remains of a hydraulic system near the slag heaps at Marsiliana suggest that in the Middle Ages, hydraulic power was used to ventilate furnaces and/or crush mineral charges. According to the traditional interpretation of "Ordinamenta super artem ...", the Marsiliana site was specialised in copper smelting.
Three slag heaps are known in the woods near the road: the two larger heaps are practically undisturbed, whereas the third one has been partially removed in modern times (slags were reused as road ballast).
The Marsiliana slag heaps consist of stratified, cake-sized fragments intermixed with rare remains of the furnace walls. The largest fragments have an irregular, flat, triangular shape, with a maximum size of 40×30×10 cm. Slags are often glassy in aspect; their colour ranges from dark grey to brownish-red, and flow textures are evident on the upper surface. Pyroxenes are the most abundant pyrometallurgic phases. Most of the Marsiliana slags prevalently consist of pyroxenes intermixed with sulphides in the glassy matrix. Pyroxenes often form elongated chains with acicular habit. Textures change from complete to progressively less complete crystals, until pyroxene can no longer be distinguished from the glassy matrix. Sulphides occur as abundant sphalerite and galena plus small chalcopyrite grains, intermixed with FeS and metallic lead. Olivines are rare at Marsiliana; the commonest habit of Marsiliana olivines ranges from polyhedral-granular to acicular (supercooling, ∆T lower than 60 °C). Olivine feathers may be present in the glassy matrix (∆T greater than 100 °C). The common occurrence of weathered copper phases is testified by frequent green coatings (Manasse & Mellini, 2002).
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45 valid minerals.
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ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S References: |
ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
ⓘ Antimony Formula: Sb |
ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Arsenic Formula: As |
ⓘ Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl |
ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ Beudantite Formula: PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
ⓘ Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
ⓘ Caledonite Formula: Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
ⓘ Chalcophyllite Formula: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Chenite Formula: Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ Connellite Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu References: |
ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O References: |
ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 |
ⓘ Elyite Formula: Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O |
ⓘ Fayalite Formula: Fe2+2SiO4 References: |
ⓘ Ferrihydrite Formula: Fe3+10O14(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ 'Glass' |
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ Hedenbergite Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6 |
ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ Kirschsteinite Formula: CaFe2+SiO4 |
ⓘ Lanarkite Formula: Pb2(SO4)O |
ⓘ Langite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
ⓘ Lead Formula: Pb References: |
ⓘ 'Limonite' References: |
ⓘ Litharge Formula: PbO |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
ⓘ Nantokite Formula: CuCl References: |
ⓘ Plumbojarosite Formula: Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
ⓘ Serpierite Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O References: |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag References: |
ⓘ Spangolite Formula: Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
ⓘ Wüstite Formula: FeO |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
ⓘ | Lead | 1.AA.05 | Pb |
ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
ⓘ | Antimony | 1.CA.05 | Sb |
ⓘ | Arsenic | 1.CA.05 | As |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Nantokite | 3.AA.05 | CuCl |
ⓘ | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
ⓘ | Connellite | 3.DA.25 | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
ⓘ | Wüstite | 4.AB.25 | FeO |
ⓘ | Litharge | 4.AC.20 | PbO |
ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Ferrihydrite | 4.FE.35 | Fe3+10O14(OH)2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
ⓘ | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Plumbojarosite | 7.BC.10 | Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Caledonite | 7.BC.50 | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Chenite | 7.BC.70 | Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Lanarkite | 7.BD.40 | Pb2(SO4)O |
ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Langite | 7.DD.10 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Spangolite | 7.DD.15 | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
ⓘ | Serpierite | 7.DD.30 | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
ⓘ | Elyite | 7.DF.65 | Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Beudantite | 8.BL.05 | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Chalcophyllite | 8.DF.30 | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Kirschsteinite | 9.AC.05 | CaFe2+SiO4 |
ⓘ | Fayalite | 9.AC.05 | Fe2+2SiO4 |
ⓘ | Hedenbergite | 9.DA.15 | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
ⓘ | 'Glass' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
H | ⓘ Chenite | Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Elyite | Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Ferrihydrite | Fe103+O14(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
O | ⓘ Chenite | Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | ⓘ Elyite | Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
O | ⓘ Ferrihydrite | Fe103+O14(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Kirschsteinite | CaFe2+SiO4 |
O | ⓘ Lanarkite | Pb2(SO4)O |
O | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Litharge | PbO |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | ⓘ Wüstite | FeO |
O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
Al | ⓘ Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
Si | ⓘ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Kirschsteinite | CaFe2+SiO4 |
Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
S | ⓘ Chenite | Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
S | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
S | ⓘ Elyite | Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Lanarkite | Pb2(SO4)O |
S | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
S | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | ⓘ Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
S | ⓘ Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Cl | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
Cl | ⓘ Nantokite | CuCl |
Cl | ⓘ Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Kirschsteinite | CaFe2+SiO4 |
Ca | ⓘ Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
Fe | ⓘ Ferrihydrite | Fe103+O14(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | ⓘ Kirschsteinite | CaFe2+SiO4 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Wüstite | FeO |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
Cu | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Chenite | Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Cu | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
Cu | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
Cu | ⓘ Elyite | Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Nantokite | CuCl |
Cu | ⓘ Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Arsenic | As |
As | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
As | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Antimony | Sb |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Pb | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
Pb | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
Pb | ⓘ Chenite | Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Pb | ⓘ Elyite | Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Pb | ⓘ Lanarkite | Pb2(SO4)O |
Pb | ⓘ Lead | Pb |
Pb | ⓘ Litharge | PbO |
Pb | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
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