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Monte Brugiana north slope, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Monte Brugiana north slope | Mountain |
| Carrara | Commune |
| Massa-Carrara Province | Province |
| Tuscany | Region |
| Italy | Country |
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| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Bedizzano | 797 (2014) |
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Versante nord del Monte Brugiana, Carrara, Provincia di Massa-Carrara (Provincia di Massa e Carrara), Toscana, Italia
Monte Brugiana (984 m) is the westernmost mountain of the ridge that divides the Carrione stream basin (Carrara) from the Frigido stream basin (Massa). Monte Brugiana is located inside a NW-SE trending belt made of rocks of the Massa Unit.
To the NE of Monte Brugiana, in the area including the summit of La Rocchetta (898 m) and the valleys of Fosso del Fossatello and Rio Artana, different rocks of the Apuan ("Autochthon Auctt.") Unit crop out. These rocks include Triassic dolomite (Grezzoni formation), Liassic marble and dolomitic marble (the typical Carrara marbles), and Dogger-Oligocene cherty limestone, radiolarian chert, schists and turbiditic flysch. In this area a Mn mineralisation occurs (see Monte Brugiana manganese mineralisation).
The Massa Unit is composed of a Paleozoic basement unconformably overlain by a thick Triassic metasedimentary sequence characterised by the presence of Ladinian basic metavolcanic rocks. The Mesozoic sequence includes quartz metaconglomerates in association with metasandstone, metasiltstone and black phyllite which can be interpreted as continental and/or coastal siliciclastic deposits. They are followed upwards by mainly calcareous rocks, i.e. marbles (originally crinoidal limestones with intercalated clay levels - see Fossa Combratta quarry), metabreccias, calcareous schists and carbonate phyllites, with alkaline metabasites (prasinites and greenschists). The sequence ends with Carnian phyllites of continental-coastal origin and levels of quartz-rich anagenites. The Triassic sequence has been affected by Alpine greenschist facies metamorphism (kyanite-chloritoid-phengite), while the rocks of the Paleozoic basement experienced also deformations and pre-Alpine greenschist facies metamorphism.
Kyanite is the most typical mineral of Monte Brugiana, which forms fasciculated crystal aggregates up to 15 cm long in quartzite towards its contact with phyllite. Associated minerals are pyrophyllite, chlorite, hematite, and muscovite. Significant specimens are mainly found in the little valley of Fosso dei Montecchio, SE of Bedizzano (Di Giovanni, 1981).
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| โ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| โ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| โ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| โ | Colusite | 2.CB.30 | Cu13VAs3S16 |
| โ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| โ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| โ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| โ | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| โ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| โ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| โ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| โ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| โ | Todorokite | 4.DK.10 | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 ยท 3-4H2O |
| โ | Manganite | 4.FD.15 | Mn3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| โ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| โ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
| โ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| โ | Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite | 5.AB.05 | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
| โ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| โ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| โ | var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| โ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| โ | Gasparite-(Ce) | 8.AD.50 | Ce(AsO4) |
| โ | Monazite-(Ce) | 8.AD.50 | Ce(PO4) |
| โ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| โ | Andradite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| โ | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| โ | Andradite var. Topazolite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| โ | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| โ | Chloritoid | 9.AF.85 | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| โ | Braunite | 9.AG.05 | Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
| โ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| โ | Piemontite | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| โ | Dravite | 9.CK.05 | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| โ | Oxy-dravite | 9.CK.05 | Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
| โ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | โปCa2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| โ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | โปCa2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| โ | Pyrophyllite | 9.EC.10 | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| โ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| โ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| โ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| โ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| โ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
| โ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| โ | 'Allanite Group' | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | โ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| H | โ Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| H | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | โ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| H | โ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | โ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | โ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | โ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| H | โ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | โ Oxy-dravite | Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
| H | โ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| H | โ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | โ Oxy-dravite | Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | โ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | โ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | โ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| C | โ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| C | โ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
| C | โ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | โ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | โ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | โ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| O | โ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | โ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| O | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | โ Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | โ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | โ Gasparite-(Ce) | Ce(AsO4) |
| O | โ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | โ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | โ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | โ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| O | โ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | โ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| O | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | โ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | โ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | โ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | โ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | โ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | โ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | โ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| O | โ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Andradite var. Topazolite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| O | โ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
| O | โ Oxy-dravite | Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
| O | โ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| O | โ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | โ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | โ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| F | โ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| F | โ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | โ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | โ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Na | โ Oxy-dravite | Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | โ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | โ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Mg | โ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Mg | โ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | โ Oxy-dravite | Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
| Mg | โ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | โ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | โ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | โ Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| Al | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | โ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | โ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | โ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | โ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | โ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Al | โ Oxy-dravite | Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | โ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | โ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Si | โ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Si | โ Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | โ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | โ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | โ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | โ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | โ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Andradite var. Topazolite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Si | โ Oxy-dravite | Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
| Si | โ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | โ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| P | โ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| P | โ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | โ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | โ Colusite | Cu13VAs3S16 |
| S | โ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | โ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | โ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | โ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| S | โ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | โ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Cl | โ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | โ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | โ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Ca | โ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | โ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | โ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | โ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | โ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | โ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Ca | โ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | โ Andradite var. Topazolite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | โ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
| Ca | โ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | โ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | โ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ti | โ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | โ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | โ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | โ Colusite | Cu13VAs3S16 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | โ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Mn | โ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| Mn | โ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Mn | โ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Mn | โ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Mn | โ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | โ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | โ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | โ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | โ Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| Fe | โ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | โ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | โ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | โ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | โ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | โ Andradite var. Topazolite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | โ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
| Fe | โ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | โ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | โ Colusite | Cu13VAs3S16 |
| Cu | โ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | โ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | โ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | โ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | โ Colusite | Cu13VAs3S16 |
| As | โ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | โ Gasparite-(Ce) | Ce(AsO4) |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | โ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | โ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | โ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | โ Gasparite-(Ce) | Ce(AsO4) |
| Ce | โ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
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References
Repetti, Emanuele (1820) Sopra l'Alpe Apuana e i marmi di Carrara [Above the Apuan Alps and the Carrara marbles]. Dalla Badia Fiesolana.
Molli, Giancarlo, Giorgetti, Giovanna, Meccheri, Marco (2000) Structural and petrological constraints on the tectono-metamorphic evolution of the Massa Unit (Alpi Apuane, NW Tuscany, Italy) Geological Journal, 35 (3) 251-264 doi:10.1002/gj.860
Papeschi, Samuele; Rossetti, Federico; Walters, Jesse B. (2023) Growth of kyanite and FeโMg chloritoid in Fe2O3โrich highโpressureโlowโtemperature metapelites and metapsammites: A case study from the Massa Unit (Alpi Apuane, Italy). Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 41 (8). 1049-1079 doi:10.1111/jmg.12736
Monte Brugiana north slope, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy