Metallifere Mountains

mountains, Italy

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The Metallifere Mountains are a range of mountains located in Tuscany, a region in west-central Italy. These mountains are part of the Apennine mountain system and are situated south of Siena. The landscape in this area is characterized by less fertile mountains and plateaus. Tuscany itself is a transitional region with a landscape that blends rolling hills with sharply peaked mountains, forming a barrier between Tuscany and regions to the south. The region is bordered by the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines and the Apuan Alps in the north and northeast.1

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…their marbles; farther south, the Metallifere Mountains (more than 3,380 feet [1,030 meters]), abundant in minerals; then various extinct volcanoes occupied by crater lakes, such as that of Bolsena; then cavernous mountains, such as Lepini and Circeo, and the partially or still fully active volcanic group of the Flegrei Plain…
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…their marbles; farther south, the Metallifere Mountains (more than 3,380 feet [1,030 meters]), abundant in minerals; then various extinct volcanoes occupied by crater lakes, such as that of Bolsena; then cavernous mountains, such as Lepini and Circeo, and the partially or still fully active volcanic group of the Flegrei Plain…
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