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Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy i
Regional Level Types
Pollone Commune
Biella Province Province
Piedmont Region
Italy Country

Regional Level Types
Pollone	Commune
Biella Province	Province
Piedmont	Region
Italy	Country

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Magnesio-riebeckite

Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

Fuchsite, etc.

Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

Glaucophane

Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

Magnesio-riebeckite

Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

Fuchsite, etc.

Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

Glaucophane

Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

Magnesio-riebeckite

Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

Fuchsite, etc.

Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

Neighbouring regions:

Lillianes, Gressoney Valley, Aosta Valley, Italy

Biella, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

Type:

Commune

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Pollone	1,663 (2014)

Mindat Locality ID:

230915

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:230915:9

GUID (UUID V4):

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French:

Pollone, Province de Biella, Piémont, Italie

German:

Pollone, Provinz Biella, Piemont, Italien

Italian:

Pollone, Provincia di Biella, Piemonte, Italia

Russian:

Поллоне, Провинция Биелла, Пьемонт, Италия

Simplified Chinese:

波洛内, 比耶拉省, 皮埃蒙特, 意大利

Spanish:

Pollone, Provincia de Biella, Piamonte, Italia

Armenian:

Պոլոնե, Բիելլա, Պիեմոնտ, Իտալիա

Basque:

Pollone, Biellako probintzia, Piemonte, Italia

Bulgarian:

Полоне, Биела, Пиемонт, Италия

Catalan:

Pollone, Província de Biella, Piemont, Itàlia

Cebuano:

Pollone, Provincia di Biella, Piemonte, Italya

Dutch:

Pollone, Biella, Piëmont, Italië

Esperanto:

Pollone, Provinco de Biella, Piemonto, Italio

Farsi/Persian:

پولونه, استان بیه‌لا, پیمونت, ایتالیا

Hungarian:

Pollone, Biella megye, Piemont, Olaszország

Indonesian:

Pollone, Provinsi Biella, Piemonte, Italia

Japanese:

ポッローネ, ビエッラ県, ピエモンテ州, イタリア

Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):

Поллоне, Пьемонт, Италия

Latin:

Pelligonum, Provincia Bugellensis (Provincia Bugellae), Pedemontium, Italia

Lombard:

Pollone, Pruvincia de Biela, Piemont (Piemunt), Italia

Malay:

Pollone, Wilayah Biella, Piemonte, Itali

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Pollone, Biella Séng, Piemonte, Italia

Neapolitan:

Pollone, Pruvincia e' Biella, Piemunte, Italia

Occitan:

Pollone, Bièla, Piemont, Itàlia

Piedmontese:

Polon, Provincia ëd Biela, Piemont, Italia

Polish:

Pollone, Prowincja Biella, Piemont, Włochy

Portuguese:

Pollone, Biella, Piemonte, Itália

Romanian:

Pollone, Provincia Biella, Piemont, Italia

Serbian:

Pollone, Бијела, Пијемонт, Италија

Serbo-Croatian:

Pollone, Biella, Pijemont, Italija

Sicilian:

Pollone, Pruvincia di Biella, Piemunti, Italia

South Azerbaijani:

پولونه, بیه‌لا اوستانی, ایتالیا

Tagalog:

Pollone, Biella, Piemonte, Italya

Tarantino:

Pollone, Provinge de Biella, Piemonte, Itaglie

Ukrainian:

Поллоне, Б'єлла , П'ємонт, Італія

Uzbek (Latin Script):

Pollone, Biella, Italiya

Vietnamese:

Pollone, Biella, Piemonte, Ý

Volapük:

Pollone, Piemonte, Litaliyän

Waray:

Pollone, Biella, Piemonte, Italya

Pollone is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Turin and about 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Biella.

Pollone borders the following municipalities: Biella, Fontainemore, Lillianes, Occhieppo Superiore, Sordevolo.

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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

Locality: Rio Oremo, Chiavolino, Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Franco Luca Bonino's collectionIdentified by Franco Luca Bonino: Visual Identification

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Locality: Rio Oremo, Chiavolino, Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Boscardin, M. & Orlandi, P. (1984): Fengite e glaucofane di Oropa (Biellese). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 8(3), 103-106.

ⓘ Glaucophane

Formula: ◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Locality: Rio Oremo, Chiavolino, Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Boscardin, M. & Orlandi, P. (1984): Fengite e glaucofane di Oropa (Biellese). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 8(3), 103-106.

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Rio Oremo, Chiavolino, Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

References:

A Borrelli collection

ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite

Formula: K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂

Locality: Rio Oremo, Chiavolino, Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

References:

A Borrelli collection

ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite

Formula: KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Rio Oremo, Chiavolino, Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

Locality: Rio Oremo, Chiavolino, Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Barelli, Vincenzo (1835) Cenni di statistica mineralogica degli Stati di S.M. il Re di Sardegna ovvero catalogo ragionato della raccolta formatasi presso Azienda Generale dell’Interno [Outline of the mineralogical statistics of the States of His Majesty the King of Sardinia, or a reasoned catalog of the collection formed at the General Administration of the Interior]. Giuseppe Fodratti.

Jervis, Guglielmo (1881) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia descrizione topografica e geologica di tutte le localita nel Regno d'Italia [The underground treasures of Italy topographical and geological description of all the locations in the Kingdom of Italy] Vol. 3 - Regione Delle Isole Sardegna e Sicilia. Ermanno Loescher.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Rio Oremo, Chiavolino, Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Boscardin, M. & Orlandi, P. (1984): Fengite e glaucofane di Oropa (Biellese). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 8(3), 103-106.

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

Locality: Rio Oremo, Chiavolino, Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Boscardin, M. & Orlandi, P. (1984): Fengite e glaucofane di Oropa (Biellese). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 8(3), 103-106.

Gallery:

KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂ⓘ Muscovite

Muscovite, etc.

Rio Oremo, Chiavolino, Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

Muscovite, etc.

Rio Oremo, Chiavolino, Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

Muscovite, etc.

Rio Oremo, Chiavolino, Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Glaucophane	9.DE.25	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Muscovite var. Fuchsite	9.EC.15	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ		9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	var. Phengite	9.EC.15	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollone
Wikidata ID:	Q18144
GeoNames ID:	6537994

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