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Ceronda Valley, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italyi
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Ceronda ValleyValley
Metropolitan City of TurinMetropolitan City
PiedmontRegion
ItalyCountry

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Type:
Valley
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Venaria Reale33,531 (2014)
Druento8,232 (2014)
San Gillio2,631 (2014)
Fiano1,894 (2014)
La Cassa1,312 (2014)
Vallo Torinese748 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
254231
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:254231:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Valle Ceronda, Massiccio di Lanzo, Torino, Piemonte, Italia


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ⓘ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Awaruite
Formula: Ni3Fe
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Balangeroite
Formula: (Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Mn2+)42Si16O54(OH)40
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
ⓘAwaruite1.AE.20Ni3Fe
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘBalangeroite9.DH.35(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Mn2+)42Si16O54(OH)40
ⓘAntigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ Balangeroite(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Mn2+)42Si16O54(OH)40
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ Balangeroite(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Mn2+)42Si16O54(OH)40
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ Balangeroite(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Mn2+)42Si16O54(OH)40
Mgⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Balangeroite(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Mn2+)42Si16O54(OH)40
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Balangeroite(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Mn2+)42Si16O54(OH)40
FeIron
Feⓘ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Feⓘ Balangeroite(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Mn2+)42Si16O54(OH)40
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
NiNickel
Niⓘ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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