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San Miniato, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italyi
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San MiniatoCommune
Pisa ProvinceProvince
TuscanyRegion
ItalyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
San Miniato Basso26,365 (2015)
San Miniato16,900 (2015)
San Donato1,827 (2014)
San Romano1,215 (2014)
Ponte A Elsa1,146 (2014)
Isola639 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
286261
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:286261:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
San Miniato, Province de Pise, Toscane, Italie
German:
San Miniato, Provinz Pisa, Toskana, Italien
Italian:
San Miniato, Provincia di Pisa, Toscana, Italia
Russian:
Сан-Миниато, Провинция Пиза, Тоскана, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
圣米尼亚托, 比薩省, 托斯卡纳, 意大利
Spanish:
San Miniato, Provincia de Pisa, Toscana, Italia
Armenian:
Սան Մինատո, Պիզա, Տոսկանա, Իտալիա
Basque:
San Miniato, Pisako probintzia, Toskana, Italia
Belarusian:
Сан-Мініята, правінцыя Піза, Таскана, Італія
Bulgarian:
Сан Миниато, Пиза, Тоскана, Италия
Catalan:
San Miniato, província de Pisa, Toscana, Itàlia
Cebuano:
San Miniato, Province of Pisa, Toscana, Italya
Central Bikol:
San Miniato, Provincia nin Pisa, Tuscany, Italya
Danish:
San Miniato, Province of Pisa, Toscana, Italien
Dutch:
San Miniato, Pisa, Toscane, Italië
Esperanto:
San Miniato, Provinco de Pizo, Toskanio, Italio
Faroese:
San Miniato, Italia
Farsi/Persian:
سن مینیاتو, استان پیزا, توسکانی, ایتالیا
Finnish:
San Miniato, Pisan maakunta, Toscana, Italia
Greek:
Σαν Μινιάτο, Πίζα, Τοσκάνη, Ιταλία
Greenlandic:
San Miniato, Italia
Hebrew:
סן מיניאטו, פיזה, טוסקנה, איטליה
Hungarian:
San Miniato, Pisa megye, Toszkána, Olaszország
Japanese:
サン・ミニアート, ピサ県, トスカーナ州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Сан-Миниато, Тоскана, Италия
Korean:
산미니아토, 피사현, 토스카나주, 이탈리아
Latin:
Fanum Sancti Miniati, Provincia Pisana (Provincia Pisarum), Tuscia, Italia
Lithuanian:
San Miniatas, Pizos provincija, Toskana, Italija
Lombard:
San Miniato, Pruvincia de Pisa, Toscana, Italia
Malay:
San Miniato, Wilayah Pisa, Tuscany, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
San Miniato, Pisa Séng, Toscana, Italia
Neapolitan:
San Miniato, Toscana, Italia
Norwegian:
San Miniato, Pisa, Toscana, Italia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
San Miniato, Provinsen Pisa, Toscana, Italia
Occitan:
San Miniato, Província de Pisa, Toscana, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
San Miniato, Provincia ëd Pisa, Toscan-a, Italia
Polish:
San Miniato, Piza , Toskania, Włochy
Portuguese:
San Miniato, Pisa, Toscana, Itália
Romanian:
San Miniato, Provincia Pisa, Toscana, Italia
Serbian:
San Miniato, Пиза, Тоскана, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
San Miniato, Pisa, Toskana, Italija
Sicilian:
San Miniatu, Pruvincia di Pisa, Tuscana, Italia
Silesian:
San Miniato, Italijo
Slovenian:
San Miniato, Pisa, Toskana, Italija
South Azerbaijani:
سن مینیاتو, توسکانی, ایتالیا
Swedish:
San Miniato, Pisa, Toscana, Italien
Tagalog:
San Miniato, Pisa, Tuscany, Italya
Tarantino:
San Miniato, Provinge de Pisa, Toscana, Itaglie
Turkish:
San Miniato, Pisa ili, Toskana, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Сан-Мініато, Піза , Тоскана, Італія
Venetian:
San Miniato, Provincia de Pixa, Toscana, Itałia
Vietnamese:
San Miniato, Pisa, Toscana, Ý
Volapük:
San Miniato, Litaliyän
Waray:
San Miniato, Pisa, Toscana, Italya
Welsh:
san Miniato, Toscana, Yr Eidal


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

1 valid mineral.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences179
Youngest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Sabbie di S. Giusto15.333 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ditrupa
genus
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Ditrupa5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Dentalium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Dentalium5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Gibbula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Trochidae : Gibbula5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Jujubinus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Trochidae : Jujubinus5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Tricolia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Phasianellidae : Tricolia5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Alvania
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Rissoidae : Alvania5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Bittium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : Bittium5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Caecum
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Caecum5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Crepidula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Crepidula5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Neverita
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Neverita5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Pirenella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Potamididae : Pirenella5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Rissoa
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Rissoidae : Rissoa5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Tornus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Tornidae : Tornus5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Triphora
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Triphoridae : Triphora5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Agathotoma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Mangeliidae : Agathotoma5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Amyclina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Amyclina5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Bela
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Mangeliidae : Bela5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Clavatula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Clavatulidae : Clavatula3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Comitas
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudomelatomidae : Comitas3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Conus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Crassispira
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudomelatomidae : Crassispira3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Cythara
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Mangeliidae : Cythara5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Nassarius (Hinia)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius : Nassarius (Hinia)5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Nassarius
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Trachelochetus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Trachelochetus5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Cylichna
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Cylichnidae : Cylichna5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Ringicula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Ringiculidae : Ringicula5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Ebala
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisonellidae : Ebala5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Odostomia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Odostomia5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Turbonilla
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pyramidellidae : Turbonilla5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Nucula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nucula5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Nuculana
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nuculana5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Anadara
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Anadara5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Barbatia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Barbatia5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Glycymeris
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Pteria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Pteria5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Bornia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Galeommatida : Lasaeidae : Bornia5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Callista
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Callista3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Chama
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Chamidae : Chama5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Chamelea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Chamelea5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Donax
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Donacidae : Donax5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Standella (Eastonia)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Mactridae : Standella : Standella (Eastonia)5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Ensis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Pharidae : Ensis5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Glans
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Glans5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Loripes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Loripes5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Pelecyora
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Pelecyora5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Scrobicularia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Semelidae : Scrobicularia5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Tapes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Tapes5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Tellina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Barnea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Pholadidae : Barnea5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Schizaster
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Schizasteridae : Schizaster3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Odontaspis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Odontaspis3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Balaena
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenidae : Balaena3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Muricidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Naticidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Pectinidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Pyramidellidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pyramidellidae5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Carcharodon carcharias
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Carcharodon : Carcharodon carcharias3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Hydrobia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Hydrobiidae : Hydrobia5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Mytilus edulis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus edulis5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Scala
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Scala5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Odostomia conoidea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pyramidellidae : Odostomia : Odostomia conoidea5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Haedropleura
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Horaiclavidae : Haedropleura3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Laciolina magna
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Laciolina : Laciolina magna3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Calyptraea chinensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Calyptraeidae : Calyptraea : Calyptraea chinensis5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Cerithium (Thericium) vulgatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Campanilidae : Thericium : Cerithium (Thericium) vulgatum5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Potamides (Ptychopotamides) tricinctus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Potamididae : Potamides : Potamides (Ptychopotamides) tricinctus5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Aporrhais pespelecani
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Aporrhaidae : Aporrhais : Aporrhais pespelecani3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Triphora perversa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Triphoridae : Triphora : Triphora perversa5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Donacilla
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mesodesmatidae : Donacilla5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Gastrana fragilis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Gastrana : Gastrana fragilis5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Chamelea gallina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Chamelea : Chamelea gallina5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Corbula : Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Gastrochaena (Rocellaria) dubia
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Gastrochaenidae : Gastrochaena : Gastrochaena (Rocellaria) dubia5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Haustator vermicularis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Haustator : Haustator vermicularis5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Cerastoderma edule
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Cerastoderma : Cerastoderma edule5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Cylichna (Cylichna) cylindracea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Cylichnidae : Cylichna : Cylichna (Cylichna) cylindracea5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Pitar (Pitar) rudis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Pitar : Pitar (Pitar) rudis5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Timoclea ovata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Timoclea : Timoclea ovata5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Spisula subtruncata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Mactridae : Spisula : Spisula subtruncata5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Solen ensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solenida : Solenidae : Solen : Solen ensis5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Bittium reticulatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae : Bittium : Bittium reticulatum5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Anancus arvernensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae : Anancus : Anancus arvernensis5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Solen marginatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Solenidae : Solen : Solen marginatus5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Dosinia lupina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Dosinia : Dosinia lupina5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Arca (Arca) noae
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Arca : Arca (Arca) noae5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Ringicula minor
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architectibranchia : Ringiculidae : Ringicula : Ringicula minor5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Cervus (Metacervocerus)
subgenus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Cervus : Cervus (Metacervocerus)3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Miniato
Wikidata ID:Q103244
GeoNames ID:6542091

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