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Carrodano, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italyi
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CarrodanoCommune
La Spezia ProvinceProvince
LiguriaRegion
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Skeletal structures of olivine

Baracca quarry, Mattarana, Carrodano, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Baracca quarry

Baracca quarry, Mattarana, Carrodano, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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View of the Baracca quarry

Baracca quarry, Mattarana, Carrodano, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Skeletal structures of olivine

Baracca quarry, Mattarana, Carrodano, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Baracca quarry

Baracca quarry, Mattarana, Carrodano, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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View of the Baracca quarry

Baracca quarry, Mattarana, Carrodano, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Skeletal structures of olivine

Baracca quarry, Mattarana, Carrodano, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Baracca quarry

Baracca quarry, Mattarana, Carrodano, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Neighbouring regions:
Carro, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Framura, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Levanto, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Sesta Godano, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Deiva Marina, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Carrodano545 (2012)
Mattarana202 (2014)
Carrodano Inferiore146 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
135358
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:135358:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Carrodano, Province de La Spezia, Ligurie, Italie
German:
Carrodano, Provinz La Spezia, Ligurien, Italien
Italian:
Carrodano, Provincia della Spezia, Liguria, Italia
Russian:
Карродано, Провинция Специя, Лигурия, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
卡罗达诺, 拉斯佩齐亚, 利古里亞, 意大利
Spanish:
Carrodano, Provincia de La Spezia, Liguria, Italia
Armenian:
Կարոդանո, Սպեցիա, Լիգուրիա, Իտալիա
Azeri:
Korrodano, Speziya əyaləti, Liquriya, İtaliya
Basque:
Carrodano, La Speziako probintzia, Liguria, Italia
Belarusian:
Карадана, правінцыя Спецыя, Лігурыя, Італія
Bulgarian:
Кародано, Специя, Лигурия, Италия
Catalan:
Carrodano, Província de La Spezia, Ligúria, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Carrodano, Provincia di La Spezia, Liguria, Italya
Dutch:
Carrodano, La Spezia, Ligurië, Italië
Esperanto:
Carrodano, Provinco La Spezia, Ligurio, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
کارودانو, استان لا اسپتزیا, لیگوریا, ایتالیا
Hungarian:
Carrodano, La Spezia megye, Liguria, Olaszország
Interlingua:
Carrodano, La Spezia, Liguria, Italia
Japanese:
カッローダノ, ラ・スペツィア県, リグーリア州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Карродано, Лигурия, Италия
Latin:
Carrodonum, Provincia Spediensis (Provincia Spediae), Liguria, Italia
Ligurian:
Careuda, Provinsa dea Spèza, Liguria, Italia
Lombard:
Carrodano, Pruvincia de La Spesia, Liguria, Italia
Malay:
Carrodano, Wilayah La Spezia, Liguria, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Carrodano, La Spezia Séng, Liguria, Italia
Neapolitan:
Carrodano, Liguria, Italia
Piedmontese:
Carrodano, Provincia dla Spessia, Liguria, Italia
Polish:
Carrodano, Prowincja La Spezia, Liguria, Włochy
Portuguese:
Carrodano, Spezia, Ligúria, Itália
Romanian:
Carrodano, Provincia La Spezia, Liguria, Italia
Serbian:
Кародано, Ла Специја, Лигурија, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Carrodano, La Spezia, Ligurija, Italija
Sicilian:
Carrodano, Pruvincia dâ Spezzia, Liguria, Italia
Slovenian:
Carrodano, La Spezia, Ligurija, Italija
South Azerbaijani:
کارودانو, لا اسپتزیا اوستانی, ایتالیا
Tarantino:
Carrodano, Provinge de La Spezia, Liguria, Itaglie
Ukrainian:
Карродано, Ла Спеція , Лігурія, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Carrodano, Italiya
Vietnamese:
Carrodano, La Spezia, Liguria, Ý
Volapük:
Carrodano, Litaliyän
Waray:
Carrodano, La Spezia, Liguria, Italya


Carrodano (Ligurian: Carreu, locally Caröa) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Genoa and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of La Spezia. As of 31 December 2004, it had an area of 21.0 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi).

Carrodano borders the following municipalities: Borghetto di Vara, Carro, Deiva Marina, Framura, Levanto, Sesta Godano.

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Mineral List

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11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Amesite
Formula: Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Diaspore
Formula: AlO(OH)
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Magnesiochromite
Formula: MgCr2O4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup'
Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnesiochromite4.BB.05MgCr2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘDiaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘAmesite9.ED.15Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
ⓘLizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Pumpellyite Subgroup'-Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AmesiteMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
OOxygen
Oⓘ AmesiteMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AmesiteMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AmesiteMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Alⓘ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AmesiteMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrodano
Wikidata ID:Q201412
GeoNames ID:3180410

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