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Medesano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italyi
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MedesanoCommune
Parma ProvinceProvince
Emilia-RomagnaRegion
ItalyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Medesano3,456 (2014)
Felegara2,702 (2014)
Ramiola1,496 (2014)
Sant'Andrea Bagni934 (2014)
Varano Marchesi289 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
135355
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:135355:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Medesano, Parme, Émilie-Romagne, Italie
German:
Medesano, Provinz Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italien
Italian:
Medesano, provincia di Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Russian:
Медезано, Парма, Эмилия-Романья, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
梅德萨诺, 帕爾馬省, 艾米利亚-罗马涅, 意大利
Spanish:
Medesano, Parma, Emilia-Romaña, Italia
Arabic:
ميديزانو, مقاطعة بارما, إميليا-رومانيا, إيطاليا
Armenian:
Մեդեզանո, Պարմա, Էմիլիա Ռոմանիա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Medesano, Parmako probintzia, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Bulgarian:
Медезано, Парма, Емилия-Романя, Италия
Catalan:
Medesano, Província de Parma, Emília-Romanya, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Medesano, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italya
Dutch:
Medesano, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italië
Emilian-Romagnol:
Medsàn, Emîlia-Rumâgna (Emélia-Rumâgna; Emégglia-Rumâgna), Itâlia
Esperanto:
Medesano, Provinco de Parmo, Emilio-Romanjo, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
مدزانو, استان پارما, امیلیا-رومانیا, ایتالیا
Hungarian:
Medesano, Parma megye, Emilia-Romagna, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Medesano, Provinsi Parma, Emilia–Romagna, Italia
Interlingua:
Medesano, provincia Parma, Emilia-Romania, Italia
Japanese:
メデザーノ, パルマ県, エミリア=ロマーニャ州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Медезано, Эмилия-Романья, Италия
Latin:
Medesanum, Provincia Parmensis, Aemilia et Romania, Italia
Lombard:
Medesano, Provincia de Parma, Emilia-Rumagna, Italia
Malay:
Medesano, Wilayah Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Medesano, Parma Séng, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Neapolitan:
Medesano, Emilia-Rumagna, Italia
Occitan:
Medesano, Província de Parma, Emília-Romanha, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
Medesano, Provincia ëd Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Polish:
Medesano, Prowincja Parma, Emilia-Romania, Włochy
Portuguese:
Medesano, Parma, Emília-Romanha, Itália
Romanian:
Medesano, Provincia Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Serbian:
Medesano, Парма, Емилија-Ромања, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Medesano, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italija
South Azerbaijani:
مدزانو, امیلیا-رومانیا, ایتالیا
Tarantino:
Medesano, Provinge de Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Itaglie
Turkish:
Medesano, Parma ili, Emilia-Romagna, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Медезано, Парма , Емілія-Романья, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Medesano, Parma, Italiya
Vietnamese:
Medesano, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Ý
Volapük:
Medesano, Litaliyän
Waray:
Medesano, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italya


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Habit: tabular or prismatic xls
Colour: colorless, white, yellow, honey-yellow, orange
Fluorescence: yellow
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: rhombohedric xls or acicular xls
Colour: white, yellow, orange
Fluorescence: orange
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Melanophlogite
Formula: 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Habit: pseudocubic xls
Colour: colorless, white
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Habit: spherules
Colour: white, light blue
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: octahedric, cube-octahedric xls
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Colour: colorless

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘMelanophlogite4.DA.2546SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
NNitrogen
Nⓘ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 21 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences21
Youngest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed13.8 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Salsomaggiore2113.82 - 11.62 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Crocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Scaldicetus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Physeteridae : Scaldicetus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Monotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Monotherium13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Kentriodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Kentriodontidae13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Squalodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Squalodontidae13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Ziphiidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Ziphiidae13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Delphinidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Delphinidae13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Physeteridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Physeteridae13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Dugongidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Dugongidae13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Kogiinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Kogiidae : Kogiinae13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Eurhinodelphinidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Eurhinodelphinidae13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Schizodelphis sulcatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Eurhinodelphinidae : Schizodelphis : Schizodelphis sulcatus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Miokogia elongatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Miokogia : Miokogia elongatus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Scaldicetus grandis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Scaldicetus : Scaldicetus grandis13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Scaldicetus inflatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Physeteridae : Scaldicetus : Scaldicetus inflatus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Squalodon imperator
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Squalodontidae : Squalodon : Squalodon imperator13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Neosqualodon gastaldii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Neosqualodon : Neosqualodon gastaldii13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Globicephala uncidens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Delphinidae : Globicephala : Globicephala uncidens13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Squalodon bellunensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Squalodontidae : Squalodon : Squalodon bellunensis13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Iniidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Iniidae13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medesano
Wikidata ID:Q100837
GeoNames ID:6539702

Localities in this Region

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