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Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy i
Regional Level Types
Verduno Commune
Cuneo Province Province
Piedmont Region
Italy Country

Regional Level Types
Verduno	Commune
Cuneo Province	Province
Piedmont	Region
Italy	Country

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Real crystal beach

Spiaggia dei cristalli, Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Gypsum close-up

Spiaggia dei cristalli, Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Signpost

Spiaggia dei cristalli, Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Real crystal beach

Spiaggia dei cristalli, Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Gypsum close-up

Spiaggia dei cristalli, Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Signpost

Spiaggia dei cristalli, Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Real crystal beach

Spiaggia dei cristalli, Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Gypsum close-up

Spiaggia dei cristalli, Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Neighbouring regions:

Roddi, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Santa Vittoria d'Alba, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

La Morra, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Type:

Commune

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Verduno	393 (2014)

Mindat Locality ID:

251952

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:251952:7

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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French:

Verduno, Province de Coni, Piémont, Italie

German:

Verduno, Provinz Cuneo, Piemont, Italien

Italian:

Verduno, Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italia

Piedmontese:

Vërdun, Provincia ëd Coni, Piemont, Italia

Russian:

Вердуно, Провинция Кунео, Пьемонт, Италия

Simplified Chinese:

韦尔杜诺, 皮埃蒙特, 意大利

Spanish:

Verduno, Provincia de Cúneo, Piamonte, Italia

Armenian:

Վերդունո, Պիեմոնտ, Իտալիա

Basque:

Verduno, Piemonte, Italia

Belarusian:

Вердуна, П’емонт, Італія

Bulgarian:

Вердуно, Пиемонт, Италия

Catalan:

Verduno, Piemont, Itàlia

Cebuano:

Verduno, Piemonte, Italya

Dutch:

Verduno, Piëmont, Italië

Esperanto:

Verduno, Piemonto, Italio

Estonian:

Verduno, Piemonte, Itaalia

Farsi/Persian:

وردونو, پیمونت, ایتالیا

Finnish:

Verduno, Piemonte, Italia

Hungarian:

Verduno, Piemont, Olaszország

Indonesian:

Verduno, Piemonte, Italia

Japanese:

ヴェルドゥーノ, ピエモンテ州, イタリア

Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):

Вердуно, Пьемонт, Италия

Latin:

Verodunum, Provincia Cuneensis (Provincia Cunei), Pedemontium, Italia

Lombard:

Verduno, Piemont (Piemunt), Italia

Malay:

Verduno, Piemonte, Itali

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Verduno, Piemonte, Italia

Neapolitan:

Verduno, Piemunte, Italia

Occitan:

Verduno, Província de Coni, Piemont, Itàlia

Polish:

Verduno, Piemont, Włochy

Portuguese:

Verduno, Piemonte, Itália

Romanian:

Verduno, Piemont, Italia

Serbian:

Verduno, Пијемонт, Италија

Serbo-Croatian:

Verduno, Pijemont, Italija

Sicilian:

Verduno, Piemunti, Italia

South Azerbaijani:

وردونو, ایتالیا

Tagalog:

Verduno, Piemonte, Italya

Tarantino:

Verduno, Piemonte, Itaglie

Ukrainian:

Вердуно, П'ємонт, Італія

Uzbek (Latin Script):

Verduno, Italiya

Vietnamese:

Verduno, Piemonte, Ý

Volapük:

Verduno, Piemonte, Litaliyän

Waray:

Verduno, Piemonte, Italya

Gypsum is abundant in the whole municipal territory.

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ⓘ Gypsum

1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

Localities:

Hospital construction site, Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Gypsum quarry, Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Fossil locality, Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Spiaggia dei cristalli, Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

5.33 Ma (Miocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

11.6 Ma (Miocene)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Cyprideis genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : *Cyprideis*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Lophiiformes order	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Lophiiformes	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Bufo genus	Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Anura : Bufonidae : *Bufo*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Rana genus	Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Anura : Ranidae : *Rana*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Testudo genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : *Testudo*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Agamidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Agamidae	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Lacertidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Lacertidae	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Varanus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Varanidae : *Varanus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Scolecophidia infraorder	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Scolecophidia	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Accipitridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Galliformes order	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Phasianidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Phasianidae	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Strigidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Mustelidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Eucyon genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : *Eucyon*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Occitanomys genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : *Occitanomys*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Paraethomys genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : *Paraethomys*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Camelidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Palaeomeryx genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Palaeomerycidae : *Palaeomeryx*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Helladotherium genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffidae : *Helladotherium*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Euprox genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : *Euprox*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Pliocervus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : *Pliocervus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Gazella genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Gazella*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Rhinocerotidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Gomphotheriidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Prolagus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Prolagidae : *Prolagus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Apodemus gudrunae species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Apodemus : *Apodemus gudrunae*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Asoriculus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : *Asoriculus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Anguinae subfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Anguinae	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Amphisbaenia infraorder	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Amphisbaenia	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Hyaenictitherium genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : *Hyaenictitherium*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Parasorex genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : *Parasorex*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Muscardinus vireti species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Gliridae : Muscardinus : *Muscardinus vireti*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Apocricetus barrierei species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Apocricetus : *Apocricetus barrierei*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Centralomys benericettii species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Centralomys : *Centralomys benericettii*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Hipparion macedonicum species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparion : *Hipparion macedonicum*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Geoemydidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Geoemydidae	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Amphimachairodus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : *Amphimachairodus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Aphanius crassicaudus species	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Cyprinodontiformes : Cyprinodontidae : Aphanius : *Aphanius crassicaudus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Pristifelis attica species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Pristifelis : *Pristifelis attica*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene

Fossil Localities

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Italy

Piedmont
- Cuneo Province
  - Verduno
    - Miocene🐚 Verduno

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verduno
Wikidata ID:	Q20530
GeoNames ID:	6542841

Localities in this Region

Italy

Piedmont
- Cuneo Province
  - Verduno

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Adriatic-Apulian ForelandAccretionary Complex

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References

Jervis, Guglielmo (1874) 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. 2 - Regione Dell'Appennino e Vucani attivi e spenti dipendentivi.

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