Castellaccia Mine, Montoccoli-Castellaccia area (Fosso Zanca-Filone di Montoccoli area; Zanca Valley mines), Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italyi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 2' 29'' North , 10° 55' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Ghirlanda | 213 (2014) | 2.9km |
Massa Marittima | 5,707 (2014) | 3.2km |
Niccioleta | 248 (2014) | 4.9km |
Prata | 584 (2014) | 6.4km |
Valpiana | 499 (2014) | 7.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
269210
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:269210:7
GUID (UUID V4):
a145161b-8a99-4ff1-b0c4-1d5ddcf8183d
Name(s) in local language(s):
Miniera della Castellaccia, Area di Montoccoli-Castellaccia (Area di Fosso Zanca-Filone di Montoccoli; Miniere della valle Zanca), Massa Marittima, Provincia di Grosseto, Toscana, Italia
Located about 1 km SW of Poggio al Montone, on the right side of Zanca stream.
First workings date back to 1775; after a period of inactivity, the mine was reopened in 1840 and operated till 1897. Modern exploration works for mixed sulphides have been performed in 1961.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
ⓘ Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ 'Bindheimite' Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O |
ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
ⓘ Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Linarite Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Rosasite Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | 'Bindheimite' | 4.DH.20 | Pb2Sb2O6O |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Rosasite | 5.BA.10 | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
ⓘ | Linarite | 7.BC.65 | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
C | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
O | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Zn | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Zn | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Zn | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Pb | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Pb | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
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