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Sorico, Como Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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Monte Berlinghera south-southeast slope, Sorico, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Monte Berlinghera south-southeast slope, Sorico, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Monte Berlinghera south-southeast slope, Sorico, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
Neighbouring regions:
Verceia, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Dubino, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Montemezzo, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
Samolaco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sorico599 (2014)
Dascio159 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
286336
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:286336:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Sorico, Province de Côme, Lombardie, Italie
German:
Sorico, Provinz Como, Lombardei, Italien
Italian:
Sorico, Provincia di Como, Lombardia, Italia
Russian:
Сорико, Провинция Комо, Ломбардия, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
索里科, 科莫, 伦巴第, 意大利
Spanish:
Sorico, Provincia de Como, Lombardía, Italia
Armenian:
Սորիկո, Կոմո, Լոմբարդիա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Sorico, Comoko probintzia, Lombardia, Italia
Belarusian:
Сарыка, правінцыя Кома, Ламбардыя, Італія
Bulgarian:
Сорико, Комо, Ломбардия, Италия
Catalan:
Sorico, Província de Como, Llombardia, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Sorico, Provincia di Como, Lombardia, Italya
Dutch:
Sorico, Como, Lombardije, Italië
Esperanto:
Sorico, Provinco Como, Lombardio, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
سوریکو, استان کومو, لمباردی, ایتالیا
Hungarian:
Sorico, Como megye, Lombardia, Olaszország
Japanese:
ソーリコ, コモ県, ロンバルディア州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Сорико, Ломбардия, Италия
Latin:
Suricum, Provincia Comensis, Langobardia (Longobardia), Italia
Lombard:
Soeurich, Pruvincia de Com, Lumbardia (Lombardéa), Italia
Malay:
Sorico, Wilayah Como, Lombardy, Itali
Neapolitan:
Sorico, Lummardìa, Italia
Occitan:
Sorico, Província de Còme, Lombardia, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
Sorico, Provincia ëd Còm, Lombardìa, Italia
Polish:
Sorico, Prowincja Como, Lombardia, Włochy
Portuguese:
Sorico, Como, Lombardia, Itália
Romanian:
Sorico, Provincia Como, Lombardia, Italia
Serbian:
Sorico, Комо, Ломбардија, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Sorico, Como, Lombardija, Italija
Sicilian:
Sorico, Pruvincia di Comu, Lummardìa, Italia
South Azerbaijani:
سوریکو, لومباردیا, ایتالیا
Tagalog:
Sorico, Como, Lombardy, Italya
Tarantino:
Sorico, Provinge de Como, Lombardie, Itaglie
Ukrainian:
Сорико, Комо , Ломбардія, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Sorico, Como, Italiya
Vietnamese:
Sorico, Como, Lombardia, Ý
Volapük:
Sorico, Litaliyän
Waray:
Sorico, Como, Lombardiya, Italya


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ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorico
Wikidata ID:Q47416
GeoNames ID:6543728

Localities in this Region

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