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Locality Name:
Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 130842
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-130842.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Cotorniano Quarry
Le Cetine Di Cotorniano Mine (Le Cetine Mine; Cetine Mine; Rosia)
Spannocchia

Latitude: 43°15'0"N
Longitude: 11°11'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.25,11.199722222222
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Au Ba Be C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg N Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlumAluminiteAluniteAmorphousAragoniteArsenicArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryteBeryl
CalciteCetineiteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayClinocervantiteCopiapiteCopperCorundumDiaspore
EpsomiteEttringiteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumHalotrichiteHexahydriteHydrotalciteKhademiteKlebelsbergite
MalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMetavoltineMicaMilleriteMiniumNickelineNolaniteNone
Not in a structural groupOrpimentPerovskitePharmacosideritePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRosenbergiteRutile
RömeriteSphaleriteStarkeyiteStibniteSulphurTamarugite

92 IMA Minerals at location:
Alum-(K)  (*)Aluminite  (*)Aluminocopiapite  (*)Alunite  (*)Alunogen  (*)
Antimony  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Beryl  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Brizziite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Cervantite  (*)Cetineite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcostibite  (*)Chapmanite  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Clinocervantite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Coquandite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Elpasolite  (*)Epsomite  (*)Ettringite  (*)Ferrihydrite  (*)Ferrinatrite  (*)
Fibroferrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gaylussite  (*)Gearksutite  (*)
Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Jamborite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Jurbanite  (*)Kermesite  (*)Khademite  (*)Klebelsbergite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Metasideronatrite  (*)Metastibnite  (*)Metavoltine  (*)
Millerite  (*)Mirabilite  (*)Monohydrocalcite  (*)Mopungite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Onoratoite  (*)Opal  (*)Orpiment  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Peretaite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Plagionite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Römerite  (*)Rosenbergite  (*)Rosiaite  (*)
Rostite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schafarzikite  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Senarmontite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sideronatrite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tamarugite  (*)Tripuhyite  (*)Tschermigite  (*)
Uklonskovite  (*)Valentinite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alum-(K)  (*)AlumKAl(SO4)2·12H2O17318292
Aluminite  (*)AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4·7H2O17318278
Aluminocopiapite  (*)Copiapite(Al,Mg)Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH,O)2·20H2O17318250
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6173182966
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O173182272
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb173182363
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1731823250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1731819052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21731825509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)273182,7318411547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181731814286
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7173182450
Brizziite  (*)CorundumNaSbO31731822
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)273182,7318427770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)273182,731841252
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O4173182352
Cetineite  (*)CetineiteNaK5Sb14S6O18(H2O)6001731827
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS217318127198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS2173182162
Chapmanite  (*)NoneFe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)17318231
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1731822600
Clinocervantite  (*)ClinocervantiteSb3+Sb5+O41731822
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O173182382
Coquandite  (*)NoneSb3+6+xO8+x(SO4)(OH)x(H2O)1-x (x = 0.3)17318210
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21731829895
Elpasolite  (*)PerovskiteK2NaAlF617318216
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O173182484
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O17318293
Ferrihydrite  (*)NolaniteFe3+10O14(OH)217318286
Ferrinatrite  (*)NoneNa3Fe3+(SO4)3·3H2O17318225
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O173182107
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21731829617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS17318424243
Gaylussite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(CO3)2·5H2O17318257
Gearksutite  (*)NoneCaAlF4(OH)·H2O17318268
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3173182504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)273182,731847437
Gold  (*)CopperAu17318230554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O273182,731846890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O173182409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317318214640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O173182251
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Pyrochlore   2Al2F6(H2O)17318256
Jamborite  (*)HydrotalciteNi2+1-xCo3+x(OH)2-x(SO4)x·nH2O [x ≤ 1/3 n; ≤ (1-x)]17318232
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61731822228
Jurbanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl(SO4)(OH)·5H2O1731827
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS2173182230
Khademite  (*)KhademiteAl(SO4)F·5H2O17318215
Klebelsbergite  (*)KlebelsbergiteSb3+4O4(SO4)(OH)217318216
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)217318212537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2273182,731845674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O273182,73184915
Metasideronatrite  (*)NoneNa2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·H2O17318228
Metastibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S317318287
Metavoltine  (*)MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12·18H2O17318278
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1731821066
Mirabilite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)·10H2O173182223
Monohydrocalcite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)·H2O17318255
Mopungite  (*)PerovskiteNaSb5+(OH)61731828
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2273181,7318217380
Onoratoite  (*)NoneSb8O11Cl21731824
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1731822994
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S3173182511
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1731822349
Peretaite  (*)NoneCaSb3+4O4(SO4)2(OH)2·2H2O1731826
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O173182428
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O173182265
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S17173182100
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2373181,73182,7318439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81731829056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2373181,73182,7318461156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS173182712
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O173182115
Rosenbergite  (*)RosenbergiteAlF[F0.5(H2O)0.5]4·H2O1731824
Rosiaite  (*)NonePbSb2O61731828
Rostite  (*)KhademiteAl(SO4)(OH)·5H2O17318210
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O173182293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21731815614
Schafarzikite  (*)MiniumFe2+(Sb3+)2O41731829
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1731821153
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O3173182179
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1731826417
Sideronatrite  (*)NoneNa2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·3H2O17318273
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS273182,7318421482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)173182446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31731823418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS273182,731842045
Tamarugite  (*)TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2·6H2O17318287
Tripuhyite  (*)RutileFe3+Sb5+O417318266
Tschermigite  (*)Alum(NH4)Al(SO4)2·12H2O17318281
Uklonskovite  (*)NoneNaMg(SO4)F·2H2O1731827
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3173182369


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060611Le Cetine Di Cotorniano Mine (Le Cetine Mine; Cetine Mine; Rosia), Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R060611
R070385Le Cetine Di Cotorniano Mine (Le Cetine Mine; Cetine Mine; Rosia), Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070385
R061029Le Cetine Di Cotorniano Mine (Le Cetine Mine; Cetine Mine; Rosia), Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R061029
R060835Le Cetine Di Cotorniano Mine (Le Cetine Mine; Cetine Mine; Rosia), Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R060835
R060736Le Cetine Di Cotorniano Mine (Le Cetine Mine; Cetine Mine; Rosia), Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R060736
R070384Le Cetine Di Cotorniano Mine (Le Cetine Mine; Cetine Mine; Rosia), Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070384
R070383Le Cetine Di Cotorniano Mine (Le Cetine Mine; Cetine Mine; Rosia), Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070383

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