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Balestrino, Savona Province, Liguria, Italyi
Regional Level Types
BalestrinoCommune
Savona ProvinceProvince
LiguriaRegion
ItalyCountry

Coat of Arms of BalestrinoFlag of Balestrino
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Balestrino387 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
54804
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54804:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Balestrino, Savone, Ligurie, Italie
German:
Balestrino, Provinz Savona, Ligurien, Italien
Italian:
Balestrino, provincia di Savona, Liguria, Italia
Russian:
Балестрино, Савона, Лигурия, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
巴莱斯特里诺, 萨沃纳, 利古里亞, 意大利
Spanish:
Balestrino, Savona, Liguria, Italia
Armenian:
Բալեսթրինո, Սավոնա, Լիգուրիա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Balestrino, Savonako probintzia, Liguria, Italia
Belarusian:
Балестрына, правінцыя Савона, Лігурыя, Італія
Bulgarian:
Балестрино, Савона, Лигурия, Италия
Catalan:
Balestrino, Província de Savona, Ligúria, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Balestrino, Provincia di Savona, Liguria, Italya
Dutch:
Balestrino, Savona, Ligurië, Italië
Esperanto:
Balestrino, Provinco Savono, Ligurio, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
بالسترینو, استان ساونا, لیگوریا, ایتالیا
Hungarian:
Balestrino, Savona megye, Liguria, Olaszország
Interlingua:
Balestrino, provincia Savona, Liguria, Italia
Japanese:
バレストリーノ, サヴォーナ県, リグーリア州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Балестрино, Лигурия, Италия
Latin:
Balestrinum, Provincia Savonensis, Liguria, Italia
Ligurian:
Barestin, Provinsa de Sann-a, Liguria, Italia
Lombard:
Balestrino, Pruvincia de Savona, Liguria, Italia
Malay:
Balestrino, Wilayah Savona, Liguria, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Balestrino, Savona Séng, Liguria, Italia
Neapolitan:
Balestrino, Liguria, Italia
Piedmontese:
Balestrino, Provincia ëd Savon-a, Liguria, Italia
Polish:
Balestrino, Prowincja Savona, Liguria, Włochy
Portuguese:
Balestrino, Savona, Ligúria, Itália
Romanian:
Balestrino, Provincia Savona, Liguria, Italia
Serbian:
Balestrino, Савона, Лигурија, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Balestrino, Savona, Ligurija, Italija
Sicilian:
Balestrino, Pruvincia di Savuna, Liguria, Italia
South Azerbaijani:
بالسترینو, ساونا اوستانی, ایتالیا
Tarantino:
Balestrino, Provinge de Savona, Liguria, Itaglie
Ukrainian:
Балестрино, Савона , Лігурія, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Balestrino, Savona, Italiya
Vietnamese:
Balestrino, Savona, Liguria, Ý
Volapük:
Balestrino, Litaliyän
Waray:
Balestrino, Savona, Liguria, Italya


Old prospect for lead ore, locally known as "Buco del Topo".

Saccharoid gypsum occurrences.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

13 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hydromagnesite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
References:
specimen found by Matteo Azili Identified by Marco Marchesini: SEM-EDS
ⓘ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
References:
specimen found by Matteo Azili Identified by Marco Marchesini: SEM-EDS
found by Matteo AziliIdentified by Marco Marchesini: SEM-EDS
ⓘ Kulanite
Formula: Ba(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3
ⓘ Lazulite
Formula: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Collection Matteo AziliIdentification: Visual Identification
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:
specimen found by Matteo Azili Identified by Marco Marchesini: SEM-EDS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.00.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘHydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘHydromagnesite ?5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘLazulite8.BB.40MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
ⓘKulanite8.BH.20Ba(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Hⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ KulaniteBa(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3
Hⓘ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Cⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Oⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ KulaniteBa(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3
Oⓘ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mgⓘ KulaniteBa(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3
Mgⓘ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KulaniteBa(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3
Alⓘ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ KulaniteBa(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3
Pⓘ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ KulaniteBa(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3
FeIron
Feⓘ KulaniteBa(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Baⓘ KulaniteBa(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balestrino
Wikidata ID:Q270518
GeoNames ID:6540320

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