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Prignano sulla Secchia, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italyi
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Calcite

La Caselletta Quarry, Prignano sulla Secchia, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Amber

Castelvecchio, Prignano sulla Secchia, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Amber

Castelvecchio, Prignano sulla Secchia, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Calcite

La Caselletta Quarry, Prignano sulla Secchia, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Amber

Castelvecchio, Prignano sulla Secchia, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Amber

Castelvecchio, Prignano sulla Secchia, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Calcite

La Caselletta Quarry, Prignano sulla Secchia, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Amber

Castelvecchio, Prignano sulla Secchia, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Neighbouring regions:
Palagano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Serramazzoni, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Baiso, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Castellarano, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Polinago, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Sassuolo, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Prignano sulla Secchia3,551 (2012)
Prignano604 (2014)
Casa Azzoni303 (2014)
Montebaranzone219 (2014)
Saltino116 (2014)
La Pioppa107 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
278396
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:278396:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Emilian-Romagnol:
Prignân (Pèrgnan), Pruvèinsa ed Mòdna, Emîlia-Rumâgna (Emélia-Rumâgna; Emégglia-Rumâgna), Itâlia
French:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Province de Modène, Émilie-Romagne, Italie
German:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Provinz Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italien
Italian:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Provincia di Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Russian:
Приньяно-сулла-Секкья, Провинция Модена, Эмилия-Романья, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
普里尼亚诺苏拉塞基亚, 摩德納省, 艾米利亚-罗马涅, 意大利
Spanish:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Provincia de Módena, Emilia-Romaña, Italia
Albanian:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Emilia-Romanja, Italia
Arabic:
برينيانو سولا سيكيا, مقاطعة مودينا, إميليا-رومانيا, إيطاليا
Armenian:
Պրինյանո սուլա Սեքիա, Մոդենա , Էմիլիա Ռոմանիա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Modenako probintzia, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Bulgarian:
Приняно сула Секия, Модена , Емилия-Романя, Италия
Catalan:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Província de Mòdena, Emília-Romanya, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Modena , Emilia-Romagna, Italya
Dutch:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Modena , Emilia-Romagna, Italië
Esperanto:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Provinco de Modena, Emilio-Romanjo, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
پرینیانو سولا سکیا, استان مودنا, امیلیا-رومانیا, ایتالیا
Hungarian:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Modena megye, Emilia-Romagna, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Provinsi Modena, Emilia–Romagna, Italia
Interlingua:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Emilia-Romania, Italia
Japanese:
プリニャーノ・スッラ・セッキア, モデナ県, エミリア＝ロマーニャ州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Приньяно-сулла-Секкья, Эмилия-Романья, Италия
Latin:
Perennianum, Provincia Mutinensis, Aemilia et Romania, Italia
Lombard:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Pruvincia de Mòdena, Emilia-Rumagna, Italia
Malay:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Wilayah Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Neapolitan:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Emilia-Rumagna, Italia
Occitan:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Província de Modena, Emília-Romanha, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Provincia ëd Mòdena, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Polish:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Prowincja Modena, Emilia-Romania, Włochy
Portuguese:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Módena , Emília-Romanha, Itália
Romanian:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Provincia Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Serbian:
Прињано сула Секија , Модена , Емилија-Ромања, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Modena , Emilia-Romagna, Italija
South Azerbaijani:
پرینیانو سولا سکیا, مودنا اوستانی, امیلیا-رومانیا, ایتالیا
Tarantino:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Provinge de Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Itaglie
Turkish:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Modena , Emilia-Romagna, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Приньяно-сулла-Секкія, Модена , Емілія-Романья, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Prignano sulla Secchia, Modena , Italiya
Vietnamese:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Modena , Emilia-Romagna, Ý
Volapük:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Litaliyän
Waray:
Prignano sulla Secchia, Modena , Emilia-Romagna, Italya


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Amber'
References:
Malagoli, M. (1884) Cenni sulla mineralogia generale del Modenese e del Reggiano. Atti della Società dei Naturalisti di Modena, Rendiconti delle adunanze (1884-85), serie 3, 2, 30-48
Skalski, A.W., and Viggiani, A. (1990) Fossil resin in Sicily and the northern Apennines: geology and organic content. Praze Muzeum Ziemi, 41, 37–49
Angelini, I., and Bellintani, P. (2005) Archaeological ambers from northern Italy: an FTIR-DRIFT study of provenance by comparison with the geological amber database. Archaeometry, 47, 2, 441–454
Neri, M., Roghi, G., Ragazzi, E., Fornaciari, E., Giusberti, L., and Papazzoni, C.A. (2016) Nuovi dati stratigrafici sull'ambra di Castelvecchio di Prignano (MO). In: Rook, L., Bartolini, S., and Ghezzo, E. (eds.) Paleodays 2016. La Società Paleontologica Italiana a Faenza. XVI Riunione annuale SPI (Società Paleontologica Italiana). Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali "Malmerendi", Faenza, 25-27 maggio 2016. Volume dei riassunti e guida all'escursione, page 63.
www.academia.edu (2022) http://www.academia.edu/991620/northern_Italy_ARCHAEOLOGICAL_AMBERS_FROM_NORTHERN_ITALY_AN_FTIR_DRIFT_STUDY_OF_PROVENANCE_BY_COMPARISON_WITH_THE_GEOLOGICAL_AMBER_DATABASE
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Lizardite-1T'
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Habit: Trigonal prisms
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Weddellite
Formula: Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
ⓘ Whewellite
Formula: Ca(C2O4) · H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘAntigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘLizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Group 10 - Organic Compounds
ⓘWeddellite10.AB.40Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
ⓘWhewellite10.AB.45Ca(C2O4) · H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amber'-
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup
var. Bastite'		-D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Lizardite-1T'-Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ WeddelliteCa(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
Hⓘ WhewelliteCa(C2O4) · H2O
Hⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hⓘ Lizardite-1TMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ WeddelliteCa(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
Cⓘ WhewelliteCa(C2O4) · H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
Oⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ WeddelliteCa(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
Oⓘ WhewelliteCa(C2O4) · H2O
Oⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ Lizardite-1TMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mgⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Mgⓘ Lizardite-1TMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Siⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siⓘ Lizardite-1TMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ WeddelliteCa(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
Caⓘ WhewelliteCa(C2O4) · H2O
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
NiNickel
Niⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 11 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed7.25 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Madrepora profunda
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Oculinidae : Madrepora : Madrepora profunda11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Trochocyathus plicatus
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Trochocyathus : Trochocyathus plicatus11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) laterocristatus
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Caryophyllia : Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) laterocristatus11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) verrucosus
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Caryophyllia : Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) verrucosus11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Flabellum siciliense
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Flabellidae : Flabellum : Flabellum siciliense11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Flabellum acutum
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Flabellidae : Flabellum : Flabellum acutum11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Flabellum avicula
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Flabellidae : Flabellum : Flabellum avicula11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) cylindrica
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Balanophyllia : Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) cylindrica11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Balanophyllia patera
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Balanophyllia : Balanophyllia patera11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) armatus
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Trochocyathus : Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) armatus11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Flabellum zuffardii
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Flabellidae : Flabellum : Flabellum zuffardii11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prignano_sulla_Secchia
Wikidata ID:Q100088
GeoNames ID:6536270

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