Vecchia Miniera bauxite outcrop (Casamaina Mine), Lucoli, L'Aquila Province, Abruzzo, Italyi
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Vecchia Miniera bauxite outcrop (Casamaina Mine) | Mine |
Lucoli | Commune |
L'Aquila Province | Province |
Abruzzo | Region |
Italy | - not defined - |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 14' 7'' North , 13° 24' 46'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Casamaina | 171 (2014) | 3.2km |
Rocca di Cambio | 320 (2014) | 6.3km |
San Felice d'Ocre | 207 (2014) | 7.4km |
San Panfilo d'Ocre | 254 (2014) | 7.6km |
San Benedetto | 368 (2014) | 7.8km |
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Affioramento di bauxite della Vecchia Miniera (Miniera di Casamaina), Lucoli, Provincia dell'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italia
Outcrop located in the NW sector of the Campo Felice plateau and mined in the period 1955-1975.
It consists of a bauxitic body of lenticular shape below a limestone hangingwall; the footwall contact is covered by debris and waste. The maximum thickness of the bauxite layer is 10 m, while its length is about 25 m. The bauxite texture is matrix-supported, with the oolites and clasts displaying
various degrees of rounding (from roughly fragmental to oolitic-pisolitic) and a medium-to-low sorting degree. On the top of the ore horizon, the hangingwall starts with an ochre to reddish pelitic level, which is covered by nodular-brecciated carbonates.
Bauxite mainly consists of böhmite, hematite, anatase, and rutile. Another common phase is gibbsite. Other minor hydroxides are goethite and lepidocrocite. An ubiquitous clay mineral is kaolinite. Accessory minerals are calcite and illite. The texture of the ore is mainly matrix-supported, and only locally grain-supported. The structure is generally oolitic and seldom oolitic-conglomeratic with rare pisolites. The oolites have a moderate compositional heterogeneity: part of them (from 50 up to 70%) are hematitic, and reddish brown to black. In addition, in many cases bauxite pebbles occur as rounded clasts embedded in a whitish clayey matrix. The oolites have a high degree of textural complexity, and in many cases, they are characterised by concentric textures, with bands of Fe oxides alternated with layers of Al hydroxides or böhmite rims grown upon hematite-rich cores. The matrix of the bauxite samples is mainly kaolinitic, finely inter-mixed with böhmite and/or Fe oxy-hydroxides. Both the oolites and the matrix enclose a wide range of fine-grained (diameter < 30 μm) heavy minerals such as REE phosphates (monazite and xenotime), ilmenite, baddeleyite, rutile, and zircon. These phases exhibit smooth to angular surfaces and broken crystal forms, which highlight a certain degree of transport and thus their detrital origin. REEs authigenic minerals, such as fluoro-carbonate (parisite) and florencite-like phases, were also detected in cavities of the rocks. The florencite-like phases show high Ce (Ce2O3 average value = 25.72 wt.%, 1.07 a.p.f.u. Ce), and minor La (average La2O3 content = 12.20 wt.%, 0.51 a.p.f.u. La) and Nd amounts (Nd2O3 average value = 7.98 wt-%, 0.32 a.p.f.u. Nd). Concerning the chemistry of the florencite-like phases, it must be highlighted that a significant LREE (light rare earth elements) excess and a slight Al deficiency have been detected in the Abruzzo samples, in comparison with the classical florencite.
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17 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 Reference: Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Mormone, A. (2018) Geochemical characterization of bauxite deposits from the Abruzzi mining district (Italy). Minerals, 8, 298. |
ⓘ Baddeleyite Formula: ZrO2 Reference: Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Mormone, A. (2018) Geochemical characterization of bauxite deposits from the Abruzzi mining district (Italy). Minerals, 8, 298. |
ⓘ Böhmite Formula: AlO(OH) Reference: Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Mormone, A. (2018) Geochemical characterization of bauxite deposits from the Abruzzi mining district (Italy). Minerals, 8, 298. |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Mormone, A. (2018) Geochemical characterization of bauxite deposits from the Abruzzi mining district (Italy). Minerals, 8, 298. |
ⓘ 'Florencite' Reference: Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Mormone, A. (2018) Geochemical characterization of bauxite deposits from the Abruzzi mining district (Italy). Minerals, 8, 298. |
ⓘ Gibbsite Formula: Al(OH)3 Reference: Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Mormone, A. (2018) Geochemical characterization of bauxite deposits from the Abruzzi mining district (Italy). Minerals, 8, 298. |
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Reference: Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Mormone, A. (2018) Geochemical characterization of bauxite deposits from the Abruzzi mining district (Italy). Minerals, 8, 298. |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Mormone, A. (2018) Geochemical characterization of bauxite deposits from the Abruzzi mining district (Italy). Minerals, 8, 298. |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Reference: Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Mormone, A. (2018) Geochemical characterization of bauxite deposits from the Abruzzi mining district (Italy). Minerals, 8, 298. |
ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Mormone, A. (2018) Geochemical characterization of bauxite deposits from the Abruzzi mining district (Italy). Minerals, 8, 298. |
ⓘ Lepidocrocite Formula: γ-Fe3+O(OH) Reference: Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Mormone, A. (2018) Geochemical characterization of bauxite deposits from the Abruzzi mining district (Italy). Minerals, 8, 298. |
ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) Formula: Ce(PO4) Reference: Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Mormone, A. (2018) Geochemical characterization of bauxite deposits from the Abruzzi mining district (Italy). Minerals, 8, 298. |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Mormone, A. (2018) Geochemical characterization of bauxite deposits from the Abruzzi mining district (Italy). Minerals, 8, 298. |
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 Reference: Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Mormone, A. (2018) Geochemical characterization of bauxite deposits from the Abruzzi mining district (Italy). Minerals, 8, 298. |
ⓘ Parisite-(Ce) Formula: CaCe2(CO3)3F2 Reference: Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Mormone, A. (2018) Geochemical characterization of bauxite deposits from the Abruzzi mining district (Italy). Minerals, 8, 298. |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: as authigenic incrustations. Reference: Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Mormone, A. (2018) Geochemical characterization of bauxite deposits from the Abruzzi mining district (Italy). Minerals, 8, 298. |
ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Reference: Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Mormone, A. (2018) Geochemical characterization of bauxite deposits from the Abruzzi mining district (Italy). Minerals, 8, 298. |
ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) Formula: Y(PO4) Reference: Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Mormone, A. (2018) Geochemical characterization of bauxite deposits from the Abruzzi mining district (Italy). Minerals, 8, 298. |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Reference: Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Mormone, A. (2018) Geochemical characterization of bauxite deposits from the Abruzzi mining district (Italy). Minerals, 8, 298. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
ⓘ | Baddeleyite | 4.DE.35 | ZrO2 |
ⓘ | Böhmite | 4.FE.15 | AlO(OH) |
ⓘ | Gibbsite | 4.FE.10 | Al(OH)3 |
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ | Lepidocrocite | 4.FE.15 | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Parisite-(Ce) | 5.BD.20b | CaCe2(CO3)3F2 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Monazite-(Ce) | 8.AD.50 | Ce(PO4) |
ⓘ | Xenotime-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(PO4) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Florencite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Böhmite | AlO(OH) |
H | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Parisite-(Ce) | CaCe2(CO3)3F2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Böhmite | AlO(OH) |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
O | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | ⓘ Parisite-(Ce) | CaCe2(CO3)3F2 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Parisite-(Ce) | CaCe2(CO3)3F2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Böhmite | AlO(OH) |
Al | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
P | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Parisite-(Ce) | CaCe2(CO3)3F2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Y | Yttrium | |
Y | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Ce | Cerium | |
Ce | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
Ce | ⓘ Parisite-(Ce) | CaCe2(CO3)3F2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)D’Argenio, B., Mindszenty, A., Bárdossy, G.Y., Juhasz, E., and Boni, M. (1987) Bauxites of southern Italy revisited. Rendiconti della Società Geologica Italiana, 9, 263–268.
Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Arfè, G. (2017) Bauxite in Abruzzi (Italy): The Campo Felice and Monte Orsello occurrences. Applied Earth Sciences, 126, 86–87.
Putzolu, F., Piccolo Papa, A., Mondillo, N., Boni, M., Balassone, G., and Mormone, A. (2018) Geochemical characterization of bauxite deposits from the Abruzzi mining district (Italy). Minerals, 8, 298.
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