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Piasco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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PiascoCommune
Cuneo ProvinceProvince
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View of the abandoned quarry

Piasco serpentinite quarry, Piasco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Quartz, etc.

Piasco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cubanite

Piasco serpentinite quarry, Piasco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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View of the abandoned quarry

Piasco serpentinite quarry, Piasco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Quartz, etc.

Piasco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Cubanite

Piasco serpentinite quarry, Piasco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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View of the abandoned quarry

Piasco serpentinite quarry, Piasco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Quartz, etc.

Piasco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Neighbouring regions:
Venasca, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Rossana, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Piasco2,536 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
283626
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:283626:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Alpiasc, Province de Coni, Piémont, Italie
German:
Piasco, Provinz Cuneo, Piemont, Italien
Italian:
Piasco, Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italia
Latin:
Alpeascum, Provincia Cuneensis (Provincia Cunei), Pedemontium, Italia
Occitan:
Lou Piasc, Província de Coni, Piemont, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
Ël Piasch, Provincia ëd Coni, Piemont, Italia
Russian:
Пьяско, Провинция Кунео, Пьемонт, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
皮亚斯科, 皮埃蒙特, 意大利
Spanish:
Piasco, Provincia de Cúneo, Piamonte, Italia
Armenian:
Պյասկո, Պիեմոնտ, Իտալիա
Basque:
Piasco, Piemonte, Italia
Belarusian:
П’яска, П’емонт, Італія
Bulgarian:
Пиаско, Пиемонт, Италия
Catalan:
Peasc, Piemont, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Piasco, Piemonte, Italya
Dutch:
Piasco, Piëmont, Italië
Esperanto:
Piasco, Piemonto, Italio
Estonian:
Piasco, Piemonte, Itaalia
Farsi/Persian:
پیاسکو, پیمونت, ایتالیا
Hungarian:
Piasco, Piemont, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Piasco, Piemonte, Italia
Japanese:
ピアスコ, ピエモンテ州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Пьяско, Пьемонт, Италия
Lombard:
Piasco, Piemont (Piemunt), Italia
Malay:
Piasco, Piemonte, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Piasco, Piemonte, Italia
Neapolitan:
Piasco, Piemunte, Italia
Polish:
Piasco, Piemont, Włochy
Portuguese:
Piasco, Piemonte, Itália
Romanian:
Piasco, Piemont, Italia
Serbian:
Piasco, Пијемонт, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Piasco, Pijemont, Italija
Sicilian:
Piasco, Piemunti, Italia
South Azerbaijani:
پیاسکو, ایتالیا
Tagalog:
Piasco, Piemonte, Italya
Tarantino:
Piasco, Piemonte, Itaglie
Ukrainian:
П'яско, П'ємонт, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Piasco, Italiya
Vietnamese:
Piasco, Piemonte, Ý
Volapük:
Piasco, Piemonte, Litaliyän
Waray:
Piasco, Piemonte, Italya


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Mineral List

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13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Retgersite
Formula: NiSO4 · 6H2O
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
ⓘ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘCubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘRetgersite7.CB.30NiSO4 · 6H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘVesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ⓘDravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘAntigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ RetgersiteNiSO4 · 6H2O
Hⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
BBoron
Bⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RetgersiteNiSO4 · 6H2O
Oⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
NaSodium
Naⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mgⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Alⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SSulfur
Sⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ RetgersiteNiSO4 · 6H2O
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
NiNickel
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ RetgersiteNiSO4 · 6H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piasco
Wikidata ID:Q20347
GeoNames ID:6540943

Localities in this Region

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