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La Sassa, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| La Sassa | Village |
| Montecatini Val di Cecina | Commune |
| Pisa Province | Province |
| Tuscany | Region |
| Italy | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 15' 35'' North , 10° 41' 32'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sassa | 152 (2014) | 0.0km |
| Bolgheri | 157 (2014) | 6.6km |
| Casale Marittimo | 654 (2014) | 7.4km |
| Canneto | 182 (2014) | 7.6km |
| Guardistallo | 859 (2014) | 7.9km |
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La Sassa, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Provincia di Pisa, Toscana, Italia
Small village on the northeastern foothills of Poggio al Pruno, on the left of Sterza stream.
A large area near the village of La Sassa (Sassa) is characterized by outcrops of hydrothermal veins, of which the small mixed sulfide deposit of Botro del Confine is a prominent example of the former mining activity. Very interesting from a mineralogical point of view is the carbonate vein outcropping near La Sassa, in which occur spheroidal quartz aggregates often showing a fibrous-radiating structure and a strong UV fluorescence. Related to hydrothermal activity is also the strong silicization affecting various rock types in this area.
Field work, undertaken at the end of the 1980s by the company RIMIN in all the area affected by hydrothermal activity, indicated the presence of gold up to ca. 100 ppb.
Furthermore, Nannoni e Capperi (1989) described the presence of tabular baryte crystals, up to 2 cm long, in cavities of some septarian concretions found in the fields below the Botro del Confine mine workings. In the same concretions, the presence of small crystals of pyrite, magnetite, and possible celestine is also reported. Probably to the same occurrence are ascribable the baryte crystals described by Antonio DโAchiardi (1877), who received them by G. Capellini with the generic indication Sterza Valley (Valle della Sterza) as place of provenance.
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| โ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| โ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| โ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| โ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| โ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| โ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| โ Celestine ? Formula: SrSO4 References: |
| โ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| โ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| โ 'Dravite-Schorl Series' |
| โ Galena Formula: PbS |
| โ Gold Formula: Au |
| โ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| โ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| โ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
| โ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| โ Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| โ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| โ Muscovite var. Fuchsite Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| โ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| โ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| โ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| โ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| โ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| โ Quartz var. Star Quartz Formula: SiO2 Locality: La Sassa carbonate vein, La Sassa, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy References: |
| โ Realgar Formula: As4S4 |
| โ 'Rhombohedral Carbonate' Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 Locality: La Sassa carbonate vein, La Sassa, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy References: |
| โ Scorodite Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O References: |
| โ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| โ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| โ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| โ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| โ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| โ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| โ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| โ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| โ | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| โ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| โ | Quartz var. Star Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| โ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| โ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| โ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 ยท nH2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| โ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| โ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| โ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| โ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| โ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| โ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| โ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| โ | Celestine ? | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| โ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| โ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 ยท H2O |
| โ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 ยท 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| โ | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 ยท 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| โ | Muscovite var. Fuchsite | 9.EC.15 | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| โ | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Dravite-Schorl Series' | - | |
| โ | 'Rhombohedral Carbonate' | - | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
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- Pisa Province
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La Sassa carbonate vein, La Sassa, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy