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Rio del Bastardo, Roccamurata, Borgo Val di Taro, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italyi
Regional Level Types
Rio del Bastardo- not defined -
Roccamurata- not defined -
Borgo Val di TaroCommune
Parma ProvinceProvince
Emilia-RomagnaRegion
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 31' 27'' North , 9° 52' 9'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mormorola101 (2014)5.0km
Ghiare240 (2014)5.8km
Borgo Val di Taro5,466 (2014)8.9km
Berceto1,048 (2014)9.8km
Grondola102 (2014)11.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
223380
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:223380:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rio del Bastardo, Gorro
Name(s) in local language(s):
Rio del Bastardo, Roccamurata, Borgo Val di Taro, Val di Taro, Provincia di Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italia


Rio del Bastardo is a tributary stream located on the orographic right side of Taro river (Taro valley, also known as Val Taro in Italian), to the SSW of Roccamurata.
The outcrop is located on the orographic right side of Rio del Bastardo stream (translated from Italian, "Bastard's Creek") and consists of an intensively weathered ophiolitic breccia permeated by carbonate-rich veins.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Hydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Artinite5.DA.10Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
Brugnatellite5.DA.45Mg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13 · 4H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
H BrugnatelliteMg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13 · 4H2O
H HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
C BrugnatelliteMg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13 · 4H2O
C HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
OOxygen
O AragoniteCaCO3
O ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
O BrugnatelliteMg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13 · 4H2O
O HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
Mg BrugnatelliteMg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13 · 4H2O
Mg HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe BrugnatelliteMg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13 · 4H2O

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