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Bricherasio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italyi
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BricherasioCommune
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Abandoned quartzite quarry near Case Brandino

Case Brandino quarry, Bricherasio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Abandoned quartzite quarry near Case Brandino

Case Brandino quarry, Bricherasio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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A quartzite block with cryptomelane incrustations

Case Brandino quarry, Bricherasio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Abandoned quartzite quarry near Case Brandino

Case Brandino quarry, Bricherasio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Abandoned quartzite quarry near Case Brandino

Case Brandino quarry, Bricherasio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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A quartzite block with cryptomelane incrustations

Case Brandino quarry, Bricherasio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Abandoned quartzite quarry near Case Brandino

Case Brandino quarry, Bricherasio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Abandoned quartzite quarry near Case Brandino

Case Brandino quarry, Bricherasio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bricherasio2,694 (2014)
Cappella Moreri340 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
250306
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:250306:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Briqueras, Ville métropolitaine de Turin (Province de Turin), Piémont, Italie
German:
Bricherasio, Metropolitanstadt Turin (Provinz Turin), Piemont, Italien
Italian:
Bricherasio, Città metropolitana di Torino (Provincia di Torino), Piemonte, Italia
Occitan:
Bricairàs, Ciutat metropolitana de Turin (Província de Turin), Piemont, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
Bricheras, Sità metropolitan-a ëd Turin (Sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin; Provincia ëd Turin; Provincia 'd Turin), Piemont, Italia
Russian:
Брикеразио, Метрополийный город Турин (Провинция Турин), Пьемонт, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
布里凯拉肖, 皮埃蒙特, 意大利
Spanish:
Bricherasio, Ciudad metropolitana de Turín (Provincia de Turín), Piamonte, Italia
Armenian:
Բրիկերազիո, Պիեմոնտ, Իտալիա
Basque:
Bricherasio, Piemonte, Italia
Belarusian:
Брыкеразіа, П’емонт, Італія
Bulgarian:
Брикеразио, Пиемонт, Италия
Catalan:
Bricairàs, Piemont, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Bricherasio, Piemonte, Italya
Dutch:
Bricherasio, Piëmont, Italië
Esperanto:
Bricherasio, Piemonto, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
بریکرازیو, پیمونت, ایتالیا
Hungarian:
Bricherasio, Piemont, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Bricherasio, Piemonte, Italia
Japanese:
ブリケラージオ, ピエモンテ州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Брикеразио, Пьемонт, Италия
Latin:
Bricherasium, Urbs metropolitana Taurinensis (Urbs metropolitana Augustae Taurinorum), Pedemontium, Italia
Lombard:
Bricherasio, Piemont (Piemunt), Italia
Malay:
Bricherasio, Piemonte, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bricherasio, Piemonte, Italia
Neapolitan:
Bricherasio, Piemunte, Italia
Polish:
Bricherasio, Piemont, Włochy
Portuguese:
Bricherasio, Piemonte, Itália
Romanian:
Bricherasio, Piemont, Italia
Serbian:
Брикеразио, Пијемонт, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Bricherasio, Pijemont, Italija
Sicilian:
Bricherasio, Piemunti, Italia
South Azerbaijani:
بریکرازیو, ایتالیا
Swedish:
Bricherasio, Piemonte, Italien
Tagalog:
Bricherasio, Piemonte, Italya
Tarantino:
Bricherasio, Piemonte, Itaglie
Ukrainian:
Брикеразіо, П'ємонт, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Bricherasio, Italiya
Vietnamese:
Bricherasio, Piemonte, Ý
Volapük:
Bricherasio, Piemonte, Litaliyän
Waray:
Bricherasio, Piemonte, Italya


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ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Description: Generically reported as pyrolusite or manganese oxides by Damiano (1977)
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite
Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Phengite9.EC.15KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bricherasio
Wikidata ID:Q9080
GeoNames ID:6537258

Localities in this Region

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