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Collesalvetti, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italyi
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CollesalvettiCommune
Livorno ProvinceProvince
TuscanyRegion
ItalyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Collesalvetti3,530 (2014)
Vicarello3,106 (2014)
Guasticce1,320 (2014)
Nugola874 (2014)
Castell'Anselmo234 (2014)
Parrana San Martino217 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
308044
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:308044:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Collesalvetti, Province de Livourne, Toscane, Italie
German:
Collesalvetti, Provinz Livorno, Toskana, Italien
Italian:
Collesalvetti, Provincia di Livorno, Toscana, Italia
Russian:
Коллесальветти, Провинция Ливорно, Тоскана, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
科莱萨尔韦蒂, 利佛諾省, 托斯卡纳, 意大利
Spanish:
Collesalvetti, Provincia de Livorno, Toscana, Italia
Armenian:
Կոլեսալվետի, Լիվորնո, Տոսկանա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Collesalvetti, Livornoko probintzia, Toskana, Italia
Belarusian:
Калезальветы, правінцыя Ліворна, Таскана, Італія
Bulgarian:
Колесалвети, Ливорно, Тоскана, Италия
Cebuano:
Collesalvetti, Provincia di Livorno, Toscana, Italya
Central Bikol:
Collesalvetti, Provincia nin Livorno, Tuscany, Italya
Dutch:
Collesalvetti, Livorno, Toscane, Italië
Esperanto:
Collesalvetti, Provinco Livorno, Toskanio, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
کولسالوتی, استان لیورنو, توسکانی, ایتالیا
Hungarian:
Collesalvetti, Livorno megye, Toszkána, Olaszország
Japanese:
コッレサルヴェッティ, リヴォルノ県, トスカーナ州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Коллезальветти, Тоскана, Италия
Korean:
콜레살베티, 리보르노현, 토스카나주, 이탈리아
Latin:
Collis Salvecti, Provincia Liburnensis (Provincia Labronica), Tuscia, Italia
Lithuanian:
Kolezalvetis, Livorno provincija, Toskana, Italija
Lombard:
Collesalvetti, Pruvincia de Livorno, Toscana, Italia
Malay:
Collesalvetti, Wilayah Livorno, Tuscany, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Collesalvetti, Livorno Séng, Toscana, Italia
Neapolitan:
Collesalvetti, Toscana, Italia
Norwegian:
Collesalvetti, Livorno, Toscana, Italia
Piedmontese:
Collesalvetti, Provincia ëd Livorn, Toscan-a, Italia
Polish:
Collesalvetti, Prowincja Livorno, Toskania, Włochy
Portuguese:
Collesalvetti, Livorno, Toscana, Itália
Romanian:
Collesalvetti, Provincia Livorno, Toscana, Italia
Scots:
Collesalvetti, Province o Livorno, Tuscany, Italy
Serbian:
Колесалвети, Ливорно, Тоскана, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Collesalvetti, Livorno, Toskana, Italija
Sicilian:
Collesalvetti, Pruvincia di Livornu, Tuscana, Italia
South Azerbaijani:
کولسالوتی, توسکانی, ایتالیا
Tagalog:
Collesalvetti, Livorno, Tuscany, Italya
Tarantino:
Collesalvetti, Provinge de Livorno, Toscana, Itaglie
Turkish:
Collesalvetti, Livorno ili, Toskana, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Коллезальветті, Ліворно , Тоскана, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Collesalvetti, Livorno, Italiya
Vietnamese:
Collesalvetti, Livorno, Toscana, Ý
Volapük:
Collesalvetti, Litaliyän
Waray:
Collesalvetti, Livorno, Toscana, Italya


Collesalvetti is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Florence, 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Livorno and only 16 kilometres (10 mi) south from Pisa.

Collesalvetti borders the following municipalities: Cascina, Crespina, Fauglia, Livorno, Orciano Pisano, Pisa, Rosignano Marittimo.

The comune is formed by the municipal seat of Collesalvetti and the frazioni – towns and villages – of Castell'Anselmo, Colognole, Guasticce, Nugola, Parrana San Martino, Parrana San Giusto, Stagno and Vicarello. The hamlet of Mortaiolo is also included in the municipality.

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Mineral List

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27 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

'Amber'
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Andradite var. Topazolite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
'Apatite Group'
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Branchite
Formula: C20H34
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Habit: short-prismatic
Colour: colourless
Description: Crystals up to 5mm with glassy to greasy lustre.
'Diallage'
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hydromagnesite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Habit: crusts, botryoidal aggregates made up of lamellar crystals
Colour: whitish
Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Habit: pseudohexagonal
Description: Analysed SEM and Raman
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Habit: flattened
Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Habit: massive; very subtly pseudohexagonal crystals
Colour: opaque white
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Habit: octahedra
Colour: black
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Native Sulphur var. Selenium-bearing Sulphur
Formula: (S,Se)
Neotocite ?
Formula: (Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
Description: As yet unconfirmed
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
'Petrified Wood'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Sphalerite var. Marmatite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
Colour: black
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Talc var. Steatite
Formula: Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Habit: flattened
Colour: colourless, yellow-green
Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
Colour: orange, honey-yellow
'Zeolite Group'
Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
var. Selenium-bearing Sulphur1.CC.05(S,Se)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
var. Marmatite2.CB.05a(Zn,Fe)S
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Wurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Hydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Hydroxylapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
var. Topazolite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Datolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Zoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Talc
var. Steatite
9.EC.05Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Lizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Neotocite ?9.ED.20(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
'Zeolite Group'9.G0.
Group 10 - Organic Compounds
Branchite10.BA.10C20H34
Unclassified
'Amber'-
'Diallage'-
'Petrified Wood'-
'Apatite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
H HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
H LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H BranchiteC20H34
BBoron
B DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
C BranchiteC20H34
OOxygen
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BrookiteTiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
O HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O QuartzSiO2
O Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Andradite var. TopazoliteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mg LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Andradite var. TopazoliteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
S Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
S Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
S Native Sulphur var. Selenium-bearing Sulphur(S,Se)
CaCalcium
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Andradite var. TopazoliteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
TiTitanium
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
MnManganese
Mn Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
FeIron
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
Fe Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
Fe Andradite var. TopazoliteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
Zn Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
SeSelenium
Se Native Sulphur var. Selenium-bearing Sulphur(S,Se)

Fossils

There are 33 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences33
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed7.25 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Rosignano Limestone - Castelnuovo237.246 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
Rosignano Limestone107.246 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Amphistegina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Amphisteginidae : Amphistegina7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Cibicides
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Cibicididae : Cibicides7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Discorbis
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Discorbidae : Discorbis7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Elphidium
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Elphidiidae : Elphidium7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Nonion
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Nonionidae : Nonion7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Peneroplis
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Peneroplidae : Peneroplis7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Quinqueloculina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Hauerinidae : Quinqueloculina7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Rotalia
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Rotaliidae : Rotalia7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Textularia
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Textulariida : Textulariidae : Textularia7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Triloculina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Hauerinidae : Triloculina7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Thericium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Campanilidae : Thericium7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Conus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Lithophaga
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Lithophaga7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Pecten
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Pecten7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Venus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Venus7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Corbula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Corbula7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Bryozoa
phylum
Animalia : Bryozoa7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Heliastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Dipsastraea7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Lithothamnion
genus
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : Lithothamnion7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Ostrea edulis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea edulis7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Chlamys scabrellus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Chlamys scabrellus7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Cladocora michelottii
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Cladocora : Cladocora michelottii7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Cladocora liburnensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Cladocora : Cladocora liburnensis7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Siderastrea crenulata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderastrea : Siderastrea crenulata7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Porites lobatosepta
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites : Porites lobatosepta7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Scapharca : Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Turritella turris
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella : Turritella turris7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collesalvetti
Wikidata ID:Q157773
GeoNames ID:6542256

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