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Roccastrada, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italyi
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RoccastradaCommune
Grosseto ProvinceProvince
TuscanyRegion
ItalyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ribolla2,438 (2014)
Roccastrada2,301 (2014)
Roccatederighi773 (2014)
Sassofortino748 (2014)
Sticciano Scalo670 (2014)
Torniella294 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
20345
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:20345:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Roccastrada, Province de Grosseto, Toscane, Italie
German:
Roccastrada, Provinz Grosseto, Toskana, Italien
Italian:
Roccastrada, Provincia di Grosseto, Toscana, Italia
Russian:
Роккастрада, Провинция Гроссето, Тоскана, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
罗卡斯特拉达, 格羅塞托省, 托斯卡纳, 意大利
Spanish:
Roccastrada, Provincia de Grosseto, Toscana, Italia
Armenian:
Ռոկաստրադա, Գրոսետո, Տոսկանա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Roccastrada, Grossetoko probintzia, Toskana, Italia
Belarusian:
Рокастрада, правінцыя Грасета, Таскана, Італія
Bulgarian:
Рокастрада, Гросето, Тоскана, Италия
Catalan:
Roccastrada, província de Grosseto, Toscana, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Roccastrada, Provincia di Grosseto, Toscana, Italya
Central Bikol:
Roccastrada, Provincia nin Grosseto, Tuscany, Italya
Dutch:
Roccastrada, Grosseto, Toscane, Italië
Esperanto:
Roccastrada, Provinco Groseto, Toskanio, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
روکاسترادا, استان گروستو, توسکانی, ایتالیا
Finnish:
Roccastrada, Grosseton maakunta, Toscana, Italia
Hungarian:
Roccastrada, Grosseto megye, Toszkána, Olaszország
Japanese:
ロッカストラーダ, グロッセート県, トスカーナ州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Роккастрада, Тоскана, Италия
Korean:
로카스트라다, 그로세토현, 토스카나주, 이탈리아
Latin:
Rochastrata, Provincia Grossetana (Provincia Grosseti), Tuscia, Italia
Lombard:
Roccastrada, Pruvincia de Grosseto, Toscana, Italia
Luxembourgish:
Roccastrada, Toskana, Italien
Malay:
Roccastrada, Wilayah Grosseto, Tuscany, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Roccastrada, Grosseto Séng, Toscana, Italia
Neapolitan:
Roccastrada, Toscana, Italia
Piedmontese:
Roccastrada, Provincia ëd Grosset, Toscan-a, Italia
Polish:
Roccastrada, Prowincja Grosseto, Toskania, Włochy
Portuguese:
Roccastrada, Grosseto, Toscana, Itália
Romanian:
Roccastrada, Provincia Grosseto, Toscana, Italia
Serbian:
Roccastrada, Гросето, Тоскана, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Roccastrada, Grosseto, Toskana, Italija
Sicilian:
Roccastrada, Pruvincia di Grussetu, Tuscana, Italia
Silesian:
Roccastrada, Italijo
South Azerbaijani:
روکاسترادا, قروستو اوستانی, توسکانی, ایتالیا
Tagalog:
Roccastrada, Lalawigan ng Grosseto, Tuscany, Italya
Tarantino:
Roccastrada, Provinge de Grosseto, Toscana, Itaglie
Turkish:
Roccastrada, Grosseto ili, Toskana, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Роккастрада, Гроссето , Тоскана, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Roccastrada, Grosseto, Italiya
Vietnamese:
Roccastrada, Grosseto, Toscana, Ý
Volapük:
Roccastrada, Litaliyän
Waray:
Roccastrada, Grosseto, Toscana, Italya


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20 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Annite
Formula: KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Pinite'
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Cordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
Annite9.EC.20KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Pinite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
O SideriteFeCO3
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Al SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
KPotassium
K AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Fe AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed8.70 Ma (Miocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Crocodylus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Crocodylidae : Crocodylus8.7 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Maremmia haupti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Maremmia : Maremmia haupti8.7 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roccastrada
Wikidata ID:Q214997
GeoNames ID:6541108

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