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Varallo Sesia, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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Varallo SesiaCommune
Vercelli ProvinceProvince
PiedmontRegion
ItalyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Varallo5,427 (2014)
Roccapietra646 (2014)
Valmaggia206 (2014)
Locarno165 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
189487
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:189487:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Varallo; Varade
Other Languages:
French:
Varallo Sesia, Province de Verceil, Piémont, Italie
German:
Varallo, Provinz Vercelli, Piemont, Italien
Italian:
Varallo, Provincia di Vercelli, Piemonte, Italia
Russian:
Варалло, Провинция Верчелли, Пьемонт, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
瓦拉洛, 韋爾切利省, 皮埃蒙特, 意大利
Spanish:
Varallo, Provincia de Vercelli, Piamonte, Italia
Arabic:
فارالو, مقاطعة فرشيلي, بييمونتي, إيطاليا
Armenian:
Վարալո, Վերչելլի, Պիեմոնտ, Իտալիա
Basque:
Varallo, Vercelliko probintzia, Piemonte, Italia
Bavarian:
Varallo Sesia, Italien (Walsch; Belischelant; Balschlònt)
Belarusian:
Варала, Верчэлі , П’емонт, Італія
Bulgarian:
Варало, Верчели, Пиемонт, Италия
Catalan:
Varallo Sesia, Província de Vercelli, Piemont, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Varallo, Provincia di Vercelli, Piemonte, Italya
Czech:
Varallo, Provincie Vercelli, Piemont, Itálie
Danish:
Varallo, Vercelli, Piemonte, Italien
Dutch:
Varallo Sesia, Vercelli, Piëmont, Italië
Esperanto:
Varallo Sesia, Provinco Verĉelo, Piemonto, Italio
Estonian:
Varallo, Vercelli provints, Piemonte, Itaalia
Farsi/Persian:
ورلو سسیا, استان ورسلی, پیمونت, ایتالیا
Finnish:
Varallo, Vercellin maakunta, Piemonte, Italia
Hungarian:
Varallo Sesia, Vercelli megye, Piemont, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Varallo Sesia, Provinsi Vercelli, Piemonte, Italia
Japanese:
ヴァラッロ, ヴェルチェッリ県, ピエモンテ州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Варалло, Пьемонт, Италия
Latin:
Varallum, Provincia Vercellensis (Provincia Vercellarum), Pedemontium, Italia
Lombard:
Varal, Provincia de Vercej, Piemont (Piemunt), Italia
Malay:
Varallo Sesia, Wilayah Vercelli, Piemonte, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Varallo Sesia, Vercelli Séng, Piemonte, Italia
Neapolitan:
Varallo Sesia, Pruvincia 'e Vercelli, Piemunte, Italia
Occitan:
Varallo Sesia, Vercèlh, Piemont, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
Varal, Provincia ëd Vërsèj (Provincia 'd Varséj), Piemont, Italia
Polish:
Varallo, Prowincja Vercelli, Piemont, Włochy
Portuguese:
Varallo Sesia, Vercelli, Piemonte, Itália
Romanian:
Varallo Sesia, Provincia Vercelli, Piemont, Italia
Serbian:
Варало, Верчели, Пијемонт, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Varallo, Vercelli, Pijemont, Italija
Sicilian:
Varallo, Pruvincia di Vercelli, Piemunti, Italia
South Azerbaijani:
ورلو سسیا, ورسلی اوستانی, ایتالیا
Swedish:
Varallo, Vercelli, Piemonte, Italien
Tagalog:
Varallo Sesia, Vercelli, Piemonte, Italya
Tarantino:
Varallo, Provinge de Vercelli, Piemonte, Itaglie
Turkish:
Varallo Sesia, Vercelli ili, Piyemonte, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Варалло, Верчеллі , П'ємонт, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Varallo, Vercelli, Italiya
Volapük:
Varallo, Piemonte, Litaliyän
Waray:
Varallo Sesia, Vercelli, Piemonte, Italya


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17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Bavenite
Formula: Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Böhmite
Formula: AlO(OH)
'Columbite-Tantalite'
Cordierite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Mackinawite
Formula: FeS
Melonite
Formula: NiTe2
Merenskyite
Formula: PdTe2
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Mackinawite2.CC.25FeS
Melonite2.EA.20NiTe2
Merenskyite2.EA.20PdTe2
Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Böhmite4.FE.15AlO(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Cordierite9.CJ.10(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Pargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Bavenite9.DF.25Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Columbite-Tantalite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
H BöhmiteAlO(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
BeBeryllium
Be BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
O BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
O BöhmiteAlO(OH)
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
O CorundumAl2O3
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Na PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Mg PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Al BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Al BöhmiteAlO(OH)
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
S GersdorffiteNiAsS
S MackinawiteFeS
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
KPotassium
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Fe Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe MackinawiteFeS
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
NiNickel
Ni GersdorffiteNiAsS
Ni MeloniteNiTe2
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
AsArsenic
As GersdorffiteNiAsS
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
PdPalladium
Pd MerenskyitePdTe2
TeTellurium
Te MeloniteNiTe2
Te MerenskyitePdTe2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varallo_Sesia
Wikidata ID:Q25216
GeoNames ID:6542244

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