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Cuprite from
Forra slag locality, Valpiana - Castello della Marsiliana area slag sites, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Forra slag locality, Valpiana - Castello della Marsiliana area slag sites, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1549800
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1549800:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCascata slag locality, Valpiana - Castello della Marsiliana area slag sites, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘMarsiliana slag locality, Valpiana - Castello della Marsiliana area slag sites, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘBottricoli slag locality, Valpiana - Castello della Marsiliana area slag sites, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘSerrabottini, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘLago dell'Accesa slag locality, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘCretaio, Prata, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘTemperino Mine, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘMadonna di Fucinaia (Madonna della Fucinaia) slag heaps, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘPodere del Cancellino (Podere dei Cancellini) slag locality, Castagneto Carducci, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘBoccheggiano mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Costagliola, P., Benvenuti, M., Chiarantini,L., Bianchi, S., Di Benedetto, F., Paolieri, M., and Rossato, L. (2008) Impact of ancient metal smelting on arsenic pollution in the Pecora River Valley, Southern Tuscany, Italy. Applied Geochemistry, 23: 1241–1259.
 
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