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Ormea, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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OrmeaCommune
Cuneo ProvinceProvince
PiedmontRegion
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Rio Re Bianco

Rio Re Bianco, Pornassino, Ormea, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Pyrite

Ormea, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Orpiment, etc.

Pornassino, Ormea, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Rio Re Bianco

Rio Re Bianco, Pornassino, Ormea, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Pyrite

Ormea, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Orpiment, etc.

Pornassino, Ormea, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Rio Re Bianco

Rio Re Bianco, Pornassino, Ormea, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Pyrite

Ormea, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Neighbouring regions:
Pornassio, Imperia Province, Liguria, Italy
Roburent, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Garessio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Frabosa Soprana, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Roccaforte di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Nasino, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ormea1,276 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
187937
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:187937:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Ormea, Province de Coni, Piémont, Italie
German:
Ormea, Provinz Cuneo, Piemont, Italien
Italian:
Ormea, Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italia
Russian:
Ормеа, Провинция Кунео, Пьемонт, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
奥尔梅亚, 皮埃蒙特, 意大利
Spanish:
Ormea, Provincia de Cúneo, Piamonte, Italia
Armenian:
Օրմեա, Պիեմոնտ, Իտալիա
Basque:
Ormea, Piemonte, Italia
Belarusian:
Армеа, П’емонт, Італія
Bulgarian:
Ормеа, Пиемонт, Италия
Catalan:
Ormea, Piemont, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Ormea, Piemonte, Italya
Dutch:
Ormea, Piëmont, Italië
Esperanto:
Ormea, Piemonto, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
اورمئا, پیمونت, ایتالیا
Hungarian:
Ormea, Piemont, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Ormea, Piemonte, Italia
Japanese:
オルメーア, ピエモンテ州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Ормеа, Пьемонт, Италия
Latin:
Ulmeta, Provincia Cuneensis (Provincia Cunei), Pedemontium, Italia
Ligurian:
Ormea, Provinsa de Cuneo (Provinsa de Cûni), Piemonte, Italia
Lombard:
Ormea, Piemont (Piemunt), Italia
Malay:
Ormea, Piemonte, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ormea, Piemonte, Italia
Neapolitan:
Ormea, Piemunte, Italia
Occitan:
Ormea, Província de Coni, Piemont, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
Orméa, Provincia ëd Coni, Piemont, Italia
Polish:
Ormea, Piemont, Włochy
Portuguese:
Ormea, Piemonte, Itália
Romanian:
Ormea, Piemont, Italia
Serbian:
Ormea, Пијемонт, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Ormea, Pijemont, Italija
Sicilian:
Ormea, Piemunti, Italia
South Azerbaijani:
اورمئا, ایتالیا
Tagalog:
Ormea, Piemonte, Italya
Tarantino:
Ormea, Piemonte, Itaglie
Turkish:
Ormea, Piyemonte, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Ормеа, П'ємонт, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Ormea, Italiya
Vietnamese:
Ormea, Piemonte, Ý
Volapük:
Ormea, Piemonte, Litaliyän
Waray:
Ormea, Piemonte, Italya


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19 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
SEM-EDS + micro-Raman on specimen of Gianluca Armellino - Marco E. Ciriotti 2024Identified by Marco E. Ciriotti: SEM-EDS, Raman Spectroscopy
ⓘ Arsenolite
Formula: As2O3
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Danburite
Formula: CaB2Si2O8
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
References:
Matteo Azili CollectionIdentification: Visual Identification and fluorescence
ⓘ Guettardite
Formula: Pb8(Sb0.56As0.44)16S32
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
References:
SEM-EDS + micro-Raman on specimen of Gianluca Armellino - Marco E. CiriottiIdentified by Marco E. Ciriotti: SEM-EDS, Raman Spectroscopy
ⓘ Native Arsenic
Formula: As
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
ⓘ Palygorskite
Formula: ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Realgar
Formula: As4S4
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:
SEM-EDS + micro-Raman on specimen of Gianluca Armellino - Marco E. Ciriotti 2024Identified by Marco E. Ciriotti: SEM-EDS, Raman Spectroscopy
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ Tainiolite
Formula: KLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
ⓘ Valentinite
Formula: Sb2O3
References:
SEM-EDS + micro-Raman on specimen of Gianluca Armellino - Marco E. Ciriotti 2024Identified by Marco E. Ciriotti: SEM-EDS, Raman Spectroscopy

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Arsenic1.CA.05As
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘRealgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
ⓘOrpiment2.FA.30As2S3
ⓘGuettardite2.HC.05aPb8(Sb0.56As0.44)16S32
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘArsenolite4.CB.50As2O3
ⓘValentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTainiolite9.EC.15KLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
ⓘPalygorskite9.EE.20◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
ⓘDanburite9.FA.65CaB2Si2O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Palygorskite◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
LiLithium
Liⓘ TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
BBoron
Bⓘ DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ ArsenoliteAs2O3
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Palygorskite◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ValentiniteSb2O3
Oⓘ TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Palygorskite◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Mgⓘ TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Palygorskite◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
Siⓘ Palygorskite◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GuettarditePb8(Sb0.56As0.44)16S32
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ OrpimentAs2S3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ RealgarAs4S4
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
KPotassium
Kⓘ TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenoliteAs2O3
Asⓘ Native ArsenicAs
Asⓘ GuettarditePb8(Sb0.56As0.44)16S32
Asⓘ OrpimentAs2S3
Asⓘ RealgarAs4S4
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ GuettarditePb8(Sb0.56As0.44)16S32
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ ValentiniteSb2O3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GuettarditePb8(Sb0.56As0.44)16S32

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ormea
Wikidata ID:Q20278
GeoNames ID:6541555

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