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Sestola, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italyi
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Ponticelli, Vesale, Sestola, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Jamborite

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Ponticelli, Vesale, Sestola, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Jamborite

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Ponticelli, Vesale, Sestola, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Neighbouring regions:
Fanano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Montecreto, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Riolunato, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Montese, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Lizzano in Belvedere, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sestola1,229 (2014)
Roncoscaglia134 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
289145
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:289145:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Emilian-Romagnol:
Sèstla (Sèstula), Pruvèinsa ed Mòdna, Emîlia-Rumâgna (Emélia-Rumâgna; Emégglia-Rumâgna), Itâlia
French:
Sestola, Province de Modène, Émilie-Romagne, Italie
German:
Sestola, Provinz Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italien
Italian:
Sestola, Provincia di Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Russian:
Сестола, Провинция Модена, Эмилия-Романья, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
塞斯托拉, 摩德納省, 艾米利亚-罗马涅, 意大利
Spanish:
Sestola, Provincia de Módena, Emilia-Romaña, Italia
Arabic:
سيستولا, مقاطعة مودينا, إميليا-رومانيا, إيطاليا
Armenian:
Սեստոլա, Մոդենա , Էմիլիա Ռոմանիա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Sestola, Modenako probintzia, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Bulgarian:
Сестола, Модена , Емилия-Романя, Италия
Catalan:
Sestola, Província de Mòdena, Emília-Romanya, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Sestola, Modena , Emilia-Romagna, Italya
Danish:
Sestola, Modena , Emilia-Romagna, Italien
Dutch:
Sestola, Modena , Emilia-Romagna, Italië
Esperanto:
Sestola, Provinco de Modena, Emilio-Romanjo, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
سستولا, استان مودنا, امیلیا-رومانیا, ایتالیا
Finnish:
Sestola, Modenan maakunta, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Hungarian:
Sestola, Modena megye, Emilia-Romagna, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Sestola, Provinsi Modena, Emilia–Romagna, Italia
Interlingua:
Sestola, Emilia-Romania, Italia
Japanese:
セストラ, モデナ県, エミリア＝ロマーニャ州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Сестола, Эмилия-Романья, Италия
Latin:
Sextula, Provincia Mutinensis, Aemilia et Romania, Italia
Latvian:
Sestola, Modēnas province, Emīlija-Romanja, Itālija
Lombard:
Sestola, Pruvincia de Mòdena, Emilia-Rumagna, Italia
Luxembourgish:
Sestola, Italien
Macedonian:
Сестола, Емилија-Ромања, Италија
Malay:
Sestola, Wilayah Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sestola, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Neapolitan:
Sestola, Emilia-Rumagna, Italia
Norwegian:
Sestola, Modena , Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Occitan:
Sestola, Província de Modena, Emília-Romanha, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
Sestola, Provincia ëd Mòdena, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Polish:
Sestola, Prowincja Modena, Emilia-Romania, Włochy
Portuguese:
Sestola, Módena , Emília-Romanha, Itália
Romanian:
Sestola, Provincia Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Serbian:
Sestola, Модена , Емилија-Ромања, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Sestola, Modena , Emilia-Romagna, Italija
South Azerbaijani:
سستولا, مودنا اوستانی, امیلیا-رومانیا, ایتالیا
Tarantino:
Sestola, Provinge de Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Itaglie
Turkish:
Sestola, Modena , Emilia-Romagna, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Сестола, Модена , Емілія-Романья, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Sestola, Modena , Italiya
Venetian:
Sestoła, Provincia de Modena, Emiłia-Romagna, Itałia
Vietnamese:
Sestola, Modena , Emilia-Romagna, Ý
Volapük:
Sestola, Litaliyän
Waray:
Sestola, Modena , Emilia-Romagna, Italya


Sestola (Sestolese: Sèstula; Frignanese: Sèstla) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Modena, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, located about 60 kilometres (ca. 37 mi) southwest of Bologna and about 50 kilometres (ca. 31 mi) southwest of Modena. It is located near the Monte Cimone and other mountains of the northern Apennines, separating Emilia and Tuscany.

Sestola borders the following municipalities: Fanano, Fiumalbo, Lizzano in Belvedere, Montecreto, Montese, Pavullo nel Frignano, Riolunato.

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21 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Actinolite-Tremolite Series'
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
References:
CEDOM Collection
ⓘ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
References:
CEDOM Collection
ⓘ Jamborite (TL)
Formula: Ni2+1-xCo3+x(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
Type Locality:
Description: Neotype location
ⓘ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
References:
CEDOM Collection
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup'
Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
ⓘ Quartz
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
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
References:
CEDOM Collection
ⓘ Titanite ?
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
References:
CEDOM Collection
ⓘ Vaesite
Formula: NiS2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘCopper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘVaesite2.EB.05aNiS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘJamborite (TL)4.FL.05Ni2+1-xCo3+x(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘTitanite ?9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘDatolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘAntigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘLizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Pumpellyite Subgroup'-Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup
var. Bastite'		-D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
ⓘ'Actinolite-Tremolite Series'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ JamboriteNi2+1-xCox3+(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
Hⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Hⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
BBoron
Bⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ JamboriteNi2+1-xCox3+(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
Oⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Oⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Mgⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Alⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Siⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Siⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ JamboriteNi2+1-xCox3+(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ VaesiteNiS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Feⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
CoCobalt
Coⓘ JamboriteNi2+1-xCox3+(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
NiNickel
Niⓘ JamboriteNi2+1-xCox3+(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ VaesiteNiS2
Niⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ CopperCu
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sestola
Wikidata ID:Q100107
GeoNames ID:6536734

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References

Bettelli, G., Panini, F., and Pizziolo, M., with contributions of Bonazzi, U., Capitani, A., Fazzini, P., Fioroni, C., Fregni, P., and Gasperi, G. (2002) Note illustrative della Carta geologica d’Italia alla scala 1:50.000, foglio 236, Pavullo nel Frignano. Servizio Geologico d’Italia, Regione Emilia-Romagna, S.El.Ca. s.r.l., Firenze, 165 pp.
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