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Castana, Pavia Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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CastanaCommune
Pavia ProvinceProvince
LombardyRegion
ItalyCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Montù Beccaria, Pavia Province, Lombardy, Italy
Montescano, Pavia Province, Lombardy, Italy
Cigognola, Pavia Province, Lombardy, Italy
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Cassinassa192 (2014)
Castana165 (2014)
Ca' dei Colombi109 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
303659
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:303659:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Castana, Province de Pavie, Lombardie, Italie
German:
Castana, Provinz Pavia, Lombardei, Italien
Italian:
Castana, Provincia di Pavia, Lombardia, Italia
Russian:
Кастана, Провинция Павия, Ломбардия, Италия
Spanish:
Castana, Provincia de Pavía, Lombardía, Italia
Arabic:
كاستانا, مقاطعة بافيا, لومبارديا, إيطاليا
Armenian:
Կաստանա, Պավիա, Լոմբարդիա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Castana, Paviako probintzia, Lombardia, Italia
Belarusian:
Кастана, правінцыя Павія, Ламбардыя, Італія
Bulgarian:
Кастана, Павия, Ломбардия, Италия
Catalan:
Castana, província de Pavia, Llombardia, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Castana, Provincia di Pavia, Lombardia, Italya
Dutch:
Castana, Pavia, Lombardije, Italië
Esperanto:
Castana, Provinco Pavia, Lombardio, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
کاستانا, استان پاویا, لمباردی, ایتالیا
Hungarian:
Castana, Pavia megye, Lombardia, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Castana, Provinsi Pavia, Lombardia, Italia
Japanese:
カスターナ, パヴィーア県, ロンバルディア州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Кастана, Ломбардия, Италия
Latin:
Castana, Provincia Papiensis, Langobardia (Longobardia), Italia
Lombard:
Castäna, Pruvincia de Pavia, Lumbardia (Lombardéa), Italia
Malay:
Castana, Wilayah Pavia, Lombardy, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Castana, Pavia Séng, Lombardia, Italia
Neapolitan:
Castana, Pruvincia 'e Pavia, Lummardìa, Italia
Occitan:
Castana, Província de Pavia, Lombardia, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
Castana, Provincia ëd Pavìa, Lombardìa, Italia
Polish:
Castana, Pawia, Lombardia, Włochy
Portuguese:
Castana, Pavia, Lombardia, Itália
Romanian:
Castana, Provincia Pavia, Lombardia, Italia
Serbian:
Castana, Павија, Ломбардија, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Castana, Pavia, Lombardija, Italija
Sicilian:
Castana, Pruvincia di Pavìa, Lummardìa, Italia
South Azerbaijani:
کاستانا, لومباردیا, ایتالیا
Tagalog:
Castana, Pavia, Lombardy, Italya
Tarantino:
Castana, Provinge de Pavia, Lombardie, Itaglie
Ukrainian:
Кастана, Павія , Ломбардія, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Castana, Pavia, Italiya
Vietnamese:
Castana, Pavia, Lombardia, Ý
Volapük:
Castana, Litaliyän
Waray:
Castana, Pavia, Lombardiya, Italya


Gypsum deposit on the right side of Pullio streamlet, near a sulphur spring located in the Pullio streambed.

Stalactitic chalcedony, varying in colour from white to bluish and purplish-red, in fissures of Miocenic limestone.

Calcite crystals in fissures of the Monte Arzolo sandstone.

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

Fossils

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castana,_Lombardy
Wikidata ID:Q40306
GeoNames ID:6542963


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References

Balsamo Crivelli, G. (1864) Notizie sovra i prodotti minerali della Provincia di Pavia. Notizie naturali e chimico-agronomiche sulla Provincia di Pavia, Tipografia in Ditta Eredi Bizzoni, Pavia, 1-40
Jervis, Guglielmo (1874) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia descrizione topografica e geologica di tutte le localita nel Regno d'Italia [The underground treasures of Italy topographical and geological description of all the locations in the Kingdom of Italy] Vol. 2 - Regione Dell'Appennino e Vucani attivi e spenti dipendentivi.
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