Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy (original) (raw)

Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)

Localities:

Crevolone Torrent gabbro outcrop, La Befa, Murlo, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Siena meteorite, Lucignano d'Asso, Montalcino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase

Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]

ⓘ Aluminite

Formula: Al2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O

References:

Menchetti, S., Batoni, M., Batacchi, C., Borselli, G., Brogi, A., Ceccantini, L., Fassina, B., Marchesini, M., Rossellini, A. & Ruggieri, G. (2015): Le Cetine di Cotorniano. Miniera e minerali. Associazione Micro-Mineralogica Italiana, Cremona, 354 p.

ⓘ Aluminocopiapite

Formula: Al2/3Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O

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ⓘ Alum-(K)

Formula: KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O

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ⓘ Alunite

Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6

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ⓘ Alunogen

Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O

Description: sharp freestanding micro crystals in 1 mm spherical aggregates.

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ⓘ Ammoniojarosite

Formula: (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6

ⓘ Analcime

Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O

ⓘ Antimony

Formula: Sb

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ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO3

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO4

Localities:

Pietrineri Mine (Bagni San Filippo Mine), Castiglione d'Orcia, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Ponte a Stielle, Gaiole in Chianti, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Camporedaldi Mine (Spannocchia Mine; Pentolina Mine), Spannocchia, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Abbadia San Salvatore Mine, Abbadia San Salvatore, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

ⓘ Batoniite (TL)

Formula: Al8(SO4)5(OH)14(H2O)18 · 5H2O

Type Locality:

References:

Mauro, Daniela, Biagioni, Cristian, Sejkora, Jiří, Dolníček, Zdeněk, Škoda, Radek (2023) Batoniite, Al8(OH)14(H2O)185 ⋅ 5H2O, a new mineral with the [Al8(OH)14(H2O)18]10+ polyoxocation from the Cetine di Cotorniano Mine, Tuscany, Italy. European Journal of Mineralogy, 35 (5) 703-714 doi:10.5194/ejm-35-703-2023

ⓘ Beryl

Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu5FeS4

ⓘ Braunite

Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8

Localities:

Fosso della Chiesa Mine, Pompana, Murlo, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Camposervoli (M. Cetona), Cetona, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
I Poggi, La Befa, Murlo, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

ⓘ Brizziite (TL)

Formula: NaSb5+O3

Type Locality:

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ⓘ Calciocopiapite

Formula: CaFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO3

Localities: Reported from at least 27 localities in this region.

ⓘ Celestine

Formula: SrSO4

Localities:

Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Pietrineri Mine (Bagni San Filippo Mine), Castiglione d'Orcia, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Camporedaldi Mine (Spannocchia Mine; Pentolina Mine), Spannocchia, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Poggio Orlando Mine, Lornano, Monteriggioni, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

ⓘ Cervantite

Formula: Sb3+Sb5+O4

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ⓘ Cetineite (TL)

Formula: (K,Na)6Sb3+12(Sb3+S3)2O18(OH)0.5 · 5,5H2O

Type Locality:

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ⓘ 'Chabazite'

ⓘ Chalcophanite

Formula: ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS2

Localities:

Fosso della Chiesa Mine, Pompana, Murlo, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Le Solforate Mine (Solforate Rosselli Mine), Piancastagnaio, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Boninsegna farm (Poggio St. Cecilia concession), Rapolano Terme, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Cotorniano quarry, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

ⓘ Chalcostibite

Formula: CuSbS2

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ⓘ Chapmanite

Formula: Fe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)

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ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4

Description: As xenomorphic grains against silicate and as idiomorphic and rounded grains against metal and troilite.

ⓘ Chrysotile

Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Clinocervantite

Formula: Sb3+Sb5+O4

References:

Basso, Riccardo, Lucchetti, Gabriella, Zefiro, Liviο, Palenzona, Andrea (1999) Clinocervantite, ß-Sb2O4, the natural monoclinic polymorph of cervantite from the Cetine mine, Siena, Italy. European Journal of Mineralogy, 11 (1) 95-100 doi:10.1127/ejm/11/1/0095

ⓘ Copiapite

Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O

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ⓘ Copper

Formula: Cu

ⓘ Coquandite

Formula: Sb6+xO8+x(SO4)(OH)x(H2O)1- x (x = 0.3)

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ⓘ Dacostaite (TL)

Formula: K(Mg2Al)[Mg(H2O)6]2(AsO4)2F6 · 2H2O

Type Locality:

References:

Biagioni, C., Mauro, D., Sejkora, J., Dolníček, Z., Dini, A., and Škoda, R.: Dacostaite, IMA 2024-015, in: CNMNC Newsletter 80, Eur. J. Mineral., 36, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-36-599-2024, 2024.

ⓘ Dawsonite

Formula: NaAlCO3(OH)2

Localities:

Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Le Solforate Mine (Solforate Rosselli Mine), Piancastagnaio, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Siele Mine (Siele - Carpine Mine), Piancastagnaio, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Piancastagnaio, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Abetina-Argus Mine, Piancastagnaio, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi2O6

Localities:

Crevolone Torrent gabbro outcrop, La Befa, Murlo, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Fondo Bello, Murlo, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Siena meteorite, Lucignano d'Asso, Montalcino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

ⓘ Diopside var. Diallage

Formula: CaMgSi2O6

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO3)2

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Elpasolite

Formula: K2NaAlF6

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ⓘ Epidote

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

ⓘ Epsomite

Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O

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ⓘ Ettringite

Formula: Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O

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ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Description: Olivine also within orthopyroxene oikocrysts.

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

Description: Feldspar is mostly or entirely albitic plagioclase.

ⓘ Ferrihydrite

Formula: Fe3+10O14(OH)2

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ⓘ Ferrinatrite

Formula: Na3Fe(SO4)3 · 3H2O

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ⓘ Fibroferrite

Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O

References:

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF2

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

ⓘ Gaylussite

Formula: Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O

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ⓘ Gearksutite

Formula: Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]

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ⓘ Gibbsite

Formula: Al(OH)3

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ⓘ Goethite

Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)

Localities:

Camporedaldi Mine (Spannocchia Mine; Pentolina Mine), Spannocchia, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Fosso della Chiesa Mine, Pompana, Murlo, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

Description: Only 2 specimen in more than 20 years

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ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

ⓘ Gypsum var. Alabaster

Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O

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ⓘ Halotrichite

Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O

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ⓘ Hausmannite

Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe2O3

ⓘ Hexahydrite

Formula: MgSO4 · 6H2O

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2

ⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite

Formula: Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O

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ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe2+TiO3

ⓘ Iron

Formula: Fe

ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

ⓘ Jamborite

Formula: Ni2+1-xCo3+x(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O

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ⓘ Jarosite

Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6

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ⓘ Jurbanite

Formula: Al(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O

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ⓘ Khademite

Formula: Al(SO4)F · 5H2O

ⓘ Klebelsbergite

Formula: Sb4O4(SO4)(OH)2

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ⓘ Laumontite

Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O

Localities:

Crevolone Torrent gabbro outcrop, La Befa, Murlo, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Torre di Crevole, Murlo, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Fondo Bello, Murlo, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Localities:

Ponte a Stielle, Gaiole in Chianti, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Camposervoli (M. Cetona), Cetona, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Boninsegna farm (Poggio St. Cecilia concession), Rapolano Terme, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Monte Martino Hill, Serre di Rapolano, Rapolano Terme, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

Localities:

Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Le Solforate Mine (Solforate Rosselli Mine), Piancastagnaio, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Boninsegna farm (Poggio St. Cecilia concession), Rapolano Terme, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Monte Martino Hill, Serre di Rapolano, Rapolano Terme, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

ⓘ Manganite

Formula: Mn3+O(OH)

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.

ⓘ Melanterite

Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O

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ⓘ Mercury

Formula: Hg

ⓘ Metacinnabar

Formula: HgS

Localities:

Abbadia San Salvatore Mine, Abbadia San Salvatore, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Pietrineri Mine (Bagni San Filippo Mine), Castiglione d'Orcia, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Le Solforate Mine (Solforate Rosselli Mine), Piancastagnaio, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Siele Mine (Siele - Carpine Mine), Piancastagnaio, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

ⓘ Metasideronatrite

Formula: Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O

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ⓘ Metastibnite

Formula: Sb2S3

ⓘ Metavoltine

Formula: K2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O

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ⓘ Millerite

Formula: NiS

Localities:

Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Siele Mine (Siele - Carpine Mine), Piancastagnaio, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Le Solforate Mine (Solforate Rosselli Mine), Piancastagnaio, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

ⓘ Millosevichite

Formula: Al2(SO4)3

ⓘ Mirabilite

Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O

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ⓘ Monohydrocalcite

Formula: CaCO3 · H2O

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ⓘ Montroydite

Formula: HgO

ⓘ Mopungite

Formula: Na[Sb5+(OH)6]

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ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite

Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2

ⓘ Nannoniite (TL)

Formula: Al2(OH)5F

Type Locality:

References:

Biagioni, C., Mugnaioli, E., Lorenzon, S., Mauro, D., Musetti, S., Sejkora, J., Belmonte, D., Demitri, N., and Dolníček, Z.: Nannoniite, IMA 2024-010, in: CNMNC Newsletter 80, Eur. J. Mineral., 36, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-36-599-2024, 2024.

ⓘ Onoratoite (TL)

Formula: Sb8Cl2O11

Type Locality:

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ⓘ Opal

Formula: SiO2 · nH2O

ⓘ Orpiment

Formula: As2S3

Localities:

Abbadia San Salvatore Mine, Abbadia San Salvatore, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Pietrineri Mine (Bagni San Filippo Mine), Castiglione d'Orcia, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

ⓘ Orthoclase

Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

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ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ Peretaite

Formula: Ca(SbO)4(SO4)2(OH)2 · 2H2O

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ⓘ Pharmacosiderite

Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O

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ⓘ Pickeringite

Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O

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ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

ⓘ 'Plessite'

ⓘ Prehnite

Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2

Localities:

Crevolone Torrent gabbro outcrop, La Befa, Murlo, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Torre di Crevole, Murlo, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Fondo Bello, Murlo, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

ⓘ 'Psilomelane'

Localities:

Fosso della Chiesa Mine, Pompana, Murlo, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
I Poggi, La Befa, Murlo, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.

ⓘ Pyrolusite

Formula: Mn4+O2

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi2O6

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe1-xS

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ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO2

Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO2

ⓘ ~~Quartz var. Smoky Quartz~~

Formula: SiO2

Localities:

~~Santa Colomba, Monteriggioni, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy~~

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~~Monteriggioni quarries, Monteriggioni, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy~~

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~~Casino Mine, Monteriggioni, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy~~

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Description: Black and brown crystals found at this locality are authigenic quartz crystals colored by inclusions. They are not smoky quartz.

ⓘ Realgar

Formula: As4S4

Localities:

Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Abbadia San Salvatore Mine, Abbadia San Salvatore, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Pietrineri Mine (Bagni San Filippo Mine), Castiglione d'Orcia, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

ⓘ Rhodochrosite

Formula: MnCO3

ⓘ Römerite

Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 14H2O

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ⓘ Rosenbergite (TL)

Formula: AlF[F0.5(H2O)0.5]4 · H2O

Type Locality:

Description: From a strongly weathered triassic evaporite = "Calcare Cavernoso" limestone.

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ⓘ Rostite

Formula: Al(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O

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ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO2

ⓘ Schafarzikite

Formula: Fe2+Sb3+2O4

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ⓘ Scorodite

Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O

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ⓘ Senarmontite

Formula: Sb2O3

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ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO3

ⓘ Sideronatrite

Formula: Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O

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ⓘ Simonellite (TL)

Formula: C19H24

Type Locality:

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl2O4

Description: Present, but rare.

ⓘ 'Stibiconite'

Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)

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ⓘ Stibnite

Formula: Sb2S3

Localities:

Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Pietrineri Mine (Bagni San Filippo Mine), Castiglione d'Orcia, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Piancastagnaio, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

ⓘ Sulphur

Formula: S8

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Sulphur var. Selenium-bearing Sulphur

Formula: (S,Se)

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

ⓘ Talc

Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

ⓘ Tamarugite

Formula: NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O

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ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

Formula: A D3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

ⓘ Tripuhyite

Formula: Fe3+Sb5+O4

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ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

ⓘ Tschermigite

Formula: (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O

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ⓘ Uklonskovite

Formula: NaMg(SO4)F · 2H2O

References:

ⓘ 'UM1987-12-SO:AlH'

Formula: Al3(SO4)2(OH)5 · 9H2O

ⓘ Valentinite

Formula: Sb2O3

References:

ⓘ Vivianite

Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

ⓘ 'Wad'

Localities:

Boninsegna farm (Poggio St. Cecilia concession), Rapolano Terme, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
La Selva farm, Rapolano Terme, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Monte Martino Hill, Serre di Rapolano, Rapolano Terme, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
di Sotto farm (Modanella concession), Serre di Rapolano, Rapolano Terme, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
I Poggi, La Befa, Murlo, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

ⓘ Zoisite

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

ⓘ Zoisite var. Thulite

Formula: {Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)