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Idice Valley, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italyi
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Idice ValleyValley
Metropolitan City of BolognaMetropolitan City
Emilia-RomagnaRegion
ItalyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Loiano2,498 (2014)
Pizzano2,170 (2015)
Pulce1,556 (2014)
Monterenzio1,107 (2014)
Mercatale589 (2014)
Savazza580 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
206927
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:206927:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Valle dell'Idice, Provincia di Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italia


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20 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Amber'
Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Jamborite
Formula: Ni2+1-xCo3+x(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
'Pumpellyite Group'
Formula: Ca2XZ2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
'Thomsonite Subgroup'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Jamborite4.FL.05Ni2+1-xCo3+x(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
'Amber'-
'Thomsonite Subgroup'-
'Pumpellyite Group'-Ca2XZ2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H JamboriteNi2+1-xCox3+(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H Pumpellyite GroupCa2XZ2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O AnataseTiO2
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CupriteCu2O
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O JamboriteNi2+1-xCox3+(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O Pumpellyite GroupCa2XZ2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si Pumpellyite GroupCa2XZ2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
SSulfur
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JamboriteNi2+1-xCox3+(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
S MilleriteNiS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca Pumpellyite GroupCa2XZ2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
FeIron
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
CoCobalt
Co JamboriteNi2+1-xCox3+(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
NiNickel
Ni JamboriteNi2+1-xCox3+(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
Ni MilleriteNiS
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

Fossils

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

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Monte Adone15.333 - 3.6 Ma (Neogene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Metaxytherium subapenninum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Dugongidae : Metaxytherium : Metaxytherium subapenninum5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenopteridae : Balaenoptera : Balaenoptera acutorostrata3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
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