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Castello, Verrua Savoia, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italyi
Regional Level Types
CastelloOutcrop
Verrua SavoiaCommune
Metropolitan City of TurinMetropolitan City
PiedmontRegion
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 10' 27'' North , 8° 6' 3'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.17417,8.10086
GeoHash:
G#: u0jbbrdye
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Verrua Savoia1,477 (2012)2.1km
Valentino224 (2014)2.1km
Tabbia101 (2014)2.4km
Crescentino6,003 (2014)3.0km
Galli197 (2014)3.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
256335
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:256335:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Castello, Verrua Savoia, Città metropolitana di Torino (Provincia di Torino), Piemonte, Italia


Septarian concretions in the sedimentary sequence of La Pietra chaotic complex (Monferrato, Tertiary Piedmont Basin) outcropping in the area below the Verrua Savoia Fortress (see coordinates).

A jacket, reaching 20-30 mm in thickness and consisting of gypsum crystals cemented by yellow-brown Fe (oxyhydr)oxides and black Mn oxides, frequently coat the septarian concretions from this deposit. Calcite and frequently gypsum (crystals up to 9 cm) fill the internal cracks of these concretions. Loose gypsum crystals are also found in the incoherent ground, which overlaps the concretions.
All gypsum crystals from this occurrence show a pale yellow fluorescence under SW UV light.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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References

Brizio, P., Dappiano, E., Maletto, G., Pavia, I. (1983) Il giacimento di septarie del Castello di Verrua Savoia (TO). Notiziario di Mineralogia e Paleontologia (Riccione), 32, 3-6
Brizio, P., Dappiano, E., Maletto, G., and Pavia, I. (1983) Panorama dei giacimenti di septarie del Piemonte. Rivista Piemontese di Storia Naturale, 4, 67-75.
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.
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