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Sisco, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, Francei
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SiscoCommune
BastiaArrondissement
Haute-CorseDepartment
CorsicaRegion
FranceCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Brando, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
Pietracorbara, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
Olcani, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
Ogliastro, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
Canari, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sisco1,121 (2018)
Marine de Sisco811 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
204156
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:204156:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Sisco, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corse, France
German:
Sisco, Arrondissement Bastia, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Frankreich
Italian:
Sisco, arrondissement di Bastia, Alta Corsica, Corsica, Francia
Russian:
Сиско, Бастия, Верхняя Корсика, Корсика, Франция
Spanish:
Sisco, distrito de Bastia, Alta Córcega, Córcega, Francia
Afrikaans:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Sisco, Destrito de Bastia, Alta Corcega, Corcega, Francia
Asturian:
Sisco, Córcega, Francia
Bambara:
Sisco, Faransi
Basque:
Sisco, Bastiako barrutia, Korsika Garaia, Korsika, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Sisco, Korsika, Frankreich
Breton:
Sisco, Bastìa, Korsika-Uhel, Korsika, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Sisco, Districte de Bastia, Alta Còrsega, Còrsega, França
Cebuano:
Sisco, Arrondissement de Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corse, Pransiya
Chechen:
Сиско , Корсика, Франци
Corsican:
Siscu, Bastìa, Cismonte, Corsica, Francia
Croatian:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Korzika, Francuska
Czech:
Sisco, Arrondissement Bastia, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Francie
Danish:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Frankrig
Dutch:
Sisco, Arrondissement Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Sisco, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Korsiko, Francio
Estonian:
Sisco, Haute-Corse'i departemang, Korsika, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Sisco, Frakland
Finnish:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Sisco, Hôta-Corse, Corse, France
Friulian:
Sisco, France
Galician:
Sisco, Alta Córsega, Córsega, Francia
Greek:
Σισκό, Μπαστιά, Άνω Κορσική, Κορσική, Γαλλία
Greenlandic:
Sisco, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Korzika, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Sisco, Korsíka, Frakkland
Ido:
Sisco, Korsika, Francia
Indonesian:
Sisco, Arondisemen Bastia, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Perancis
Interlingua:
Sisco, Departimento Haute-Corse, region Corsica, Francia
Interlingue:
Sisco, Corsica, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Sisco, An Chorsaic, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Sisco, Frans
Kabyle:
Sisco, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Сиско, Жоғарғы Корсика, Корсика, Франция
Kongo:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Fwalansa
Latin:
Sisco, Mantinum, Corsica Superior, Corsica, Francia
Latvian:
Sisco, Augškorsika, Korsika, Francija
Ligurian:
Sisco, Corsega, Fransa
Limburgian:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Corsica, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Sisco, Aukštutinė Korsika, Korsika, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Còrsega, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Sisco, Arrondissement Bastia, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Frantsa
Malay:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Corse, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Sisco, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sisco, Bastia Kūn, Haute-Corse, Corse, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Sisco, Corse-dé-Ĥâot, Corse, France
Neapolitan:
Sisco, Corseca, Franza
Norwegian:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Frankrike
Occitan:
Sisco, Nauta Corsega, Corsega, França
Papiamento:
Sisco, Corsica, Fransia
Picard:
Sisco, Franche
Piedmontese:
Sisco, Àuta Còrsica, Còrsica, Fransa
Polish:
Sisco, Okręg Bastia, Górna Korsyka, Korsyka, Francja
Portuguese:
Sisco, Alta Córsega, Córsega, França
Romanian:
Sisco, Arondismentul Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, Franța
Romansh:
Sisco, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Sisco, Còssiga Arta, Còssiga, Frantza
Scots:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Corsica, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Corsaca, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Sisco, Bastìa, Còrsica, Francia
Slovak:
Sisco, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Korzika, Francúzsko
Slovenian:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Korzika, Francija
Swahili:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Frankrike
Turkish:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Korsika, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Сіско, Бастія, Верхня Корсика, Корсика, Франція
Venetian:
Sisco, Alta Còrsega, Còrsega, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Sisco, Bastia, Haute-Corse, Corse, Pháp
Volapük:
Sisco, Fransän
Walloon:
Sisco, France
Waray:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Corse, Fransya
Welsh:
Sisco, Haute-Corse, Corsica, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Sisco, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Sisco, Faraas
Zulu:
Sisco, IFulansi


Sisco (Corsican: Siscu) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

Minette dike west of town.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Habit: small, sometimes automorphic crystals
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Priderite
Formula: K(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
Habit: plates usually 0.04 X 0.005 mm in size
Colour: weak pleochroism, from purple to dark wine colour
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Richterite
Formula: Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘPriderite4.DK.05bK(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘRichterite9.DE.20Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NaSodium
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Fossils

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisco,_Haute-Corse
Wikidata ID:Q266886
GeoNames ID:6453946


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References

Velde, D. (1967) Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Crystallographie: 90: 214-223.
Velde, Danielle (1968) A new occurrence of priderite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 36 (282) 867-870 doi:10.1180/minmag.1968.036.282.18
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