Petroplinthic horizon (a layer of indurated material, in which Fe is an important cement, pertaining to the pedogenetic material called “laterite”) in a Quaternary complex paleosol along the littoral.

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ⓘ Hisingerite

1 valid mineral.

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ⓘ Hisingerite

Formula: Fe³⁺₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Rellini I., Trombino L., Carbone C., Firpo M. (2011): Petroplinthite formation in a Quaternary complex paleosol along NW Italian coast: from micromorphology to landscape evolution. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 13-2011

Balestra C. (2014): Sistematica ligure 2014. Prie, 10, 35-37.

Rellini I., Trombino L., Carbone C., Firpo, M. (2014): Petroplinthite formation in a pedosedimentary sequence along a northern Mediterranean coast: from micromorphology to landscape evolution. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 1-18.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Hisingerite	9.ED.10	Fe³⁺₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Hisingerite	Fe₂³⁺(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Hisingerite	Fe₂³⁺(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Hisingerite	Fe₂³⁺(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Hisingerite	Fe₂³⁺(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O

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Voltri Massif (Voltri Group)Massif

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References

Sediments, 1-18.

Balestra C. (2014): Sistematica ligure 2014. Prie, 10, 35-37.

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