| Locality type: | Mountain |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Hematite |
| Formula: | Fe2O3 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Fluoro-edenite | 61 |
| Tridymite | 17 |
| Pseudobrookite | 16 |
| Fluorophlogopite | 12 |
| Augite | 5 |
| Hydroxylapatite | 4 |
| Pyroxene Group | 4 |
| Enstatite-Ferrosilite Series | 4 |
| Yuanfuliite | 3 |
| Enstatite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Hematite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Monte Calvario, Biancavilla, Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (50 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 243287 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:243287:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Hematite |
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| 12.3km (7.6 miles) | ⓘMonti Rossi, Nicolosi, Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy |
| 15.6km (9.7 miles) | ⓘGrotta Cutrona, Zafferana Etnea, Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy |
| 82.5km (51.3 miles) | ⓘAbisso del Vento, Isnello, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy |
| 85.1km (52.9 miles) | ⓘLa Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy |
| 95.2km (59.1 miles) | ⓘKaolin Mine, Quattropani, Lipari Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy |
| 95.4km (59.3 miles) | ⓘLami, Lipari Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy |
| References |
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Sicurella, G., Ciriotti, M.E., Gianfagna, A., Mazziotti-Tagliani, S., Blass, G. (2010): Minerali di Monte Calvario, Biancavilla (Catania, Sicilia). Micro (località), 2/2010, 329-368. Mauro, Daniela; Sejkora, Jiří; Dolníček, Zdeněk (2025) Badalovite, NaNaMg(MgFe3+)(AsO4)3, and associated calciojohillerite, NaCaMgMg2(AsO4)3, from Biancavilla, Etna volcanic complex, Sicily, Italy: occurrence and crystal chemistry. Mineralogical Magazine, 89 (4). 526-534 doi:10.1180/mgm.2025.8 |
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Monte Calvario, Biancavilla, Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy