Geology

THE GEOLOGY OF ELBA ISLAND

For those who are more interested in the Scientific Elba, of course, learn a lot about iron. The island of Elba is like a big open Mineral Museum. The geologist Bernardino Lotti draw was the first of a detailed geological map of Elba has. This card can still buy. On the island of Elba, there are many minerals, both in absolute numbers and in species richness. After the books are hundreds of mineral types. However, do not count all these factors, but also the passion for minerals, or because they currently exist only in small traces, or because they are simply beautiful to look at themselves. But we must take into account the fact that each of Elba Mining is set.

There are certainly well-known species that today are almost impossible to find, at least for the average seeker, too. Among these are the Topazi Mount Capanne, the crystals of copper Capo Calamita, the famous Monte Capanne Castor and Pollux, the red crystals of Cuprite Capo Calamita. Conversely, some minerals found on the isle of Elba. These include crystals of pyrite, hematite and Ilvaite in Rio Marina, fluorite Valle Giove, the orthoclase, black quartz, beryl, tourmaline, cassiterite from the San Piero in Campo and Sant'Ilario, garnet Calamit Pomonte, crystals of Malachite from Fornacelle, the magnets, chrysocolla, the siderite Calamita.

Information of the Hydrogeologia on Elba Island