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Besano, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italyi
Regional Level Types
BesanoCommune
Varese ProvinceProvince
LombardyRegion
ItalyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Besano2,594 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
281836
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:281836:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Besano, Varèse, Lombardie, Italie
German:
Besano, Provinz Varese, Lombardei, Italien
Italian:
Besano, Varese, Lombardia, Italia
Russian:
Безано, Варезе, Ломбардия, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
贝萨诺, 瓦雷澤, 伦巴第, 意大利
Spanish:
Besano, provincia de Varese, Lombardía, Italia
Arabic:
بيزانو, مقاطعة فاريزي, لومبارديا, إيطاليا
Armenian:
Բեզանո, Վարեզե, Լոմբարդիա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Besano, Vareseko probintzia, Lombardia, Italia
Bulgarian:
Безано, Варезе, Ломбардия, Италия
Catalan:
Besano, província de Varese, Llombardia, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Besano, Provincia di Varese, Lombardia, Italya
Dutch:
Besano, Varese , Lombardije, Italië
Esperanto:
Besano, Provinco Varese, Lombardio, Italio
Estonian:
Besano, Varese provints, Lombardia, Itaalia
Farsi/Persian:
بسانو, استان ورزه, لمباردی, ایتالیا
Hungarian:
Besano, Varese megye, Lombardia, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Besano, Provinsi Varese, Lombardia, Italia
Japanese:
ベザーノ, ヴァレーゼ県, ロンバルディア州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Безано, Ломбардия, Италия
Latin:
Besanonum, Provincia Baretiensis, Langobardia (Longobardia), Italia
Lombard:
Besan, Pruvincia de Vares, Lumbardia (Lombardéa), Italia
Malay:
Besano, Wilayah Varese, Lombardy, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Besano, Varese Séng, Lombardia, Italia
Neapolitan:
Besano, Pruvincia 'e Varese, Lummardìa, Italia
Occitan:
Besano, Província de Varese, Lombardia, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
Besano, Provincia ëd Varèis, Lombardìa, Italia
Polish:
Besano, prowincja Varese, Lombardia, Włochy
Portuguese:
Besano, Varese , Lombardia, Itália
Romanian:
Besano, Provincia Varese, Lombardia, Italia
Scots:
Besano, Province o Varese, Lombardy, Italy
Serbian:
Besano, Варезе , Ломбардија, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Besano, Varese , Lombardija, Italija
Sicilian:
Besano, Pruvincia di Varesi, Lummardìa, Italia
South Azerbaijani:
بسانو, لومباردیا, ایتالیا
Swedish:
Besano, Varese , Lombardiet, Italien
Tagalog:
Besano, Varese, Lombardy, Italya
Tarantino:
Besano, Provinge de Varese, Lombardie, Itaglie
Turkish:
Besano, Varese ili, Lombardiya, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Безано, Варезе , Ломбардія, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Besano, Varese, Italiya
Vietnamese:
Besano, Varese, Lombardia, Ý
Volapük:
Besano, Litaliyän
Waray:
Besano, Varese, Lombardiya, Italya


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

18 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Greenockite
Formula: CdS
ⓘ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGreenockite2.CB.45CdS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘPyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘHydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘWulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘPyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GreenockiteCdS
Sⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
CdCadmium
Cdⓘ GreenockiteCdS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pbⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)

Fossils

There are 22 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.

Occurrences22
Youngest Fossil Listed235 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed247 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Meride - Kalkschiefer14242 - 235 Ma (Triassic)
Besano - Grenzbitumenzone3242 - 235 Ma (Triassic)
Besano5242 - 235 Ma (Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Prohalecites
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Prohaleciteiformes : Prohaleciteidae : Prohalecites242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Lariosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Nothosauridae : Lariosaurus242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Macrocnemus bassanii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Tanystropheidae : Macrocnemus : Macrocnemus bassanii247.2 - 237 Ma
Triassic
Perleidus altolepis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perleidiformes : Perleididae : Perleidus : Perleidus altolepis242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Nothosaurus juvenilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Nothosauridae : Nothosaurus : Nothosaurus juvenilis247.2 - 237 Ma
Triassic
Sangiorgioichthys aldae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Sangiorgioichthys : Sangiorgioichthys aldae242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Prohalecites porroi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Prohaleciteiformes : Prohaleciteidae : Prohalecites : Prohalecites porroi242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Peltopleurus nuptialis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Peltopleuriformes : Peltopleuridae : Peltopleurus : Peltopleurus nuptialis242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Legnonotus obtusus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Semionotiformes : Macrosemiidae : Legnonotus : Legnonotus obtusus242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Archaeosemionotus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ionoscopiformes : Furidae : Archaeosemionotus242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Dipteronotus olgiatii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perleidiformes : Perleididae : Dipteronotus : Dipteronotus olgiatii242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Allolepidotus bellottii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Panxianichthyiformes : Panxianichthyidae : Allolepidotus : Allolepidotus bellottii242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Lariosaurus valceresii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Nothosauridae : Lariosaurus : Lariosaurus valceresii242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Cyamodus hildegardis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Placodontia : Cyamodontidae : Cyamodus : Cyamodus hildegardis247.2 - 237 Ma
Triassic
Caelatichthys nitens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Palaeonisciformes : Caelatichthys : Caelatichthys nitens242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Pholidophorus barazzettii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pholidophoriformes : Pholidophoridae : Pholidophorus : Pholidophorus barazzettii247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Colobodus triasicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perleidiformes : Colobodontidae : Colobodus : Colobodus triasicus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Daninia spinosa
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perleidiformes : Daninia : Daninia spinosa242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Pholidophorus curionii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pholidophoriformes : Pholidophoridae : Pholidophorus : Pholidophorus curionii247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Eusaurosphargis dalsassoi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Helveticosauridae : Eusaurosphargis : Eusaurosphargis dalsassoi247.2 - 237 Ma
Triassic
Pachypleurosaurus edwardsi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosauropterygia : Pachypleurosauridae : Pachypleurosaurus : Pachypleurosaurus edwardsi247.2 - 237 Ma
Triassic
Neusticosaurus edwardsii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Nothosauria : Lariosauridae : Neusticosaurus : Neusticosaurus edwardsii242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besano
Wikidata ID:Q40810
GeoNames ID:6542052

Localities in this Region

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