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Ortano coast, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italyi
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Ortano coast, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Ortano coast, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Ortano coast, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Ortano coast, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Ortano coast, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Ortano coast, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Ortano coast, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Ortano coast, Rio Marina, Rio, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 47' 59'' North , 10° 26' 7'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.79993,10.43535
GeoHash:
G#: spx7mrqz9
GRN:
N29E06
Type:
Coast
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
274653
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:274653:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Costa di Ortano, Rio Marina, Isola d'Elba, Livorno, Toscana, Italia


The coast from Porticciolo to Ortano, on the slopes of Monte Fico overlooking the sea, is made up of rocks belonging to the Ortano unit.

The Ortano unit comprises at the base thermally metamorphosed phyllites, quartzites (Capo d’Arco schists) locally crosscut by rare and thin aplitic dykes (similar to those intruded in the Porto Azzurro Unit). At their top porphyroids and porphyritic schists grade upward to phyllites and quartzitic metasandstones and metaconglomerates. Capo d'Arco schists include typical syn- and post-tectonic quartz veins and local thermometamorphic "spots" (andalusite, cordierite); tectonic veins of chlorite+quartz+epidote±tremolite/actinolite locally occur in porphyroids; silver-grey phyllites and metasandstones are locally crosscut by quartz±chlorite veins.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Actinolite-Tremolite Series'
ⓘ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Cordierite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘCordierite9.CJ.10(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Actinolite-Tremolite Series'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
OOxygen
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Mgⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
FeIron
Feⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series

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References

Pandeli, E., Principi, G., Bortolotti, V., Benvenuti, M., Fazzuoli, M., Dini, A., Fanucci, F., Menna, F., Nirta, G. (2013) The Elba Island: an intriguing geological puzzle in the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea. 85° Congresso Nazionale della Società Geologica Italiana, Pisa 6-8 settembre 2010. Geological Field Trips: 5(2.1), 144 pages.
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