Monte Amiata
| Monte Amiata | |
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 View | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,738 m (5,702 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,485 m (4,872 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 113.09 km (70.27 mi) |
| Listing | Ribu |
| Coordinates | 42°54′N 11°38′E / 42.900°N 11.633°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Monte Amiata Italy  Monte Amiata Monte Amiata (Italy) | |
| Location | Tuscany, Italy |
| Parent range | Tuscan Antiapennines |
| Geology | |
| Lava dome[3] | |
Monte Amiata is the largest[3] of the lava domes in the Amiata lava dome complex located about 20 km northwest of Lake Bolsena in the southern Tuscany region of Italy. It lies within the provinces of Grosseto and Siena.
Geology
[edit]Monte Amiata is a compound lava dome with a trachytic lava flow that extends to the east. It is part of the larger Amiata complex volcano. A massive viscous trachydacitic lava flow, 5 km long and 4 km wide, is part of the basal complex and extends from beneath the southern base of the Corno de Bellaria dome. Radiometric dates indicate that the Amiata complex had a major eruptive episode about 300,000 years ago. No eruptive activity has occurred at Amiata during the Holocene, but thermal activity including cinnabar mineralization continues at a geothermal field near the town of Bagnore, at the SW end of the dome complex.[1]
Economy
[edit]The main economical resources of the Amiata region are chestnuts, timber and, increasingly, tourism (ski resorts include the peak area, Prato delle Macinaie, Prato della Contessa, Rifugio Cantore and Pian della Marsiliana). The lower areas are characterized by olive trees and vines. Other vegetation include beech and fir. From the 1870s until around 1980 cinnabar was extracted here.[4]
The region is included in the comuni of Abbadia San Salvatore, Arcidosso, Castel del Piano, Piancastagnaio, Santa Fiora and Seggiano, all located between 600 and 800 metres of altitude.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Amiata". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ↑ "Italian Peninsula & Islands - World Ribus". 15 January 2025.
- 1 2 "Amiata: Synonyms and Subfeatures". Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ↑ Valentina Rimondi, Laura Chiarantini, Pierfranco Lattanzi, Marco Benvenuti, Marc Beutel (3), Antonella Colica, Pilario Costagliola, Francesco Di Benedetto, Giuliano Gabbani, John E. Gray, Enrico Pandeli, Giulia Pattelli, Mario Paolieri, Giovanni Ruggieri (2015). "Metallogeny, exploitation and environmental impact of the Mt. Amiata mercury ore district (Southern Tuscany, Italy)". Italian Journal of Geosciences. doi:10.3301/IJG.2015.02.
External links
[edit]- Monte Amiata museum of mercury mines
- Museum of Mines of Mercury Monte Amiata at Google Cultural Institute
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