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Montecreto, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italyi
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MontecretoCommune
Modena ProvinceProvince
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Quartz

Montecreto, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Montecreto, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Montecreto, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Montecreto, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Montecreto, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Quartz

Montecreto, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Quartz

Montecreto, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Quartz, etc.

Montecreto, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Neighbouring regions:
Lama Mocogno, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Riolunato, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Sestola, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Montecreto339 (2014)
Acquaria151 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
343969
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:343969:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Emilian-Romagnol:
Muntecrê (Muntcrêt), Pruvèinsa ed Mòdna, Emîlia-Rumâgna (Emélia-Rumâgna; Emégglia-Rumâgna), Itâlia
French:
Montecreto, Province de Modène, Émilie-Romagne, Italie
German:
Montecreto, Provinz Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italien
Italian:
Montecreto, Provincia di Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Russian:
Монтекрето, Провинция Модена, Эмилия-Романья, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
蒙泰克雷托, 摩德納省, 艾米利亚-罗马涅, 意大利
Spanish:
Montecreto, Provincia de Módena, Emilia-Romaña, Italia
Arabic:
مونتيكريتو, مقاطعة مودينا, إميليا-رومانيا, إيطاليا
Armenian:
Մոնտեկրետո, Մոդենա , Էմիլիա Ռոմանիա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Montecreto, Modenako probintzia, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Belarusian:
Мантэкрэта, Модэна , Эмілія-Раманья, Італія
Bulgarian:
Монтекрето, Модена , Емилия-Романя, Италия
Catalan:
Montecreto, Província de Mòdena, Emília-Romanya, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Montecreto, Modena , Emilia-Romagna, Italya
Dutch:
Montecreto, Modena , Emilia-Romagna, Italië
Esperanto:
Montecreto, Provinco de Modena, Emilio-Romanjo, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
مونته‌کرتو, استان مودنا, امیلیا-رومانیا, ایتالیا
Hungarian:
Montecreto, Modena megye, Emilia-Romagna, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Montecreto, Provinsi Modena, Emilia–Romagna, Italia
Interlingua:
Montecreto, Emilia-Romania, Italia
Japanese:
モンテクレート, モデナ県, エミリア＝ロマーニャ州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Монтекрето, Эмилия-Романья, Италия
Latin:
Mons Cretus, Provincia Mutinensis, Aemilia et Romania, Italia
Lombard:
Montecreto, Pruvincia de Mòdena, Emilia-Rumagna, Italia
Malay:
Montecreto, Wilayah Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Montecreto, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Neapolitan:
Montecreto, Emilia-Rumagna, Italia
Occitan:
Montecreto, Província de Modena, Emília-Romanha, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
Montecreto, Provincia ëd Mòdena, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Polish:
Montecreto, Prowincja Modena, Emilia-Romania, Włochy
Portuguese:
Montecreto, Módena , Emília-Romanha, Itália
Romanian:
Montecreto, Provincia Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Scots:
Montecreto, Province o Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Serbian:
Montecreto, Модена , Емилија-Ромања, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Montecreto, Modena , Emilia-Romagna, Italija
South Azerbaijani:
مونته‌کرتو, مودنا اوستانی, امیلیا-رومانیا, ایتالیا
Swedish:
Montecreto, Modena , Emilia-Romagna, Italien
Tarantino:
Montecreto, Provinge de Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Itaglie
Ukrainian:
Монтекрето, Модена , Емілія-Романья, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Montecreto, Modena , Italiya
Venetian:
Montecreto, Provincia de Modena, Emiłia-Romagna, Itałia
Vietnamese:
Montecreto, Modena , Emilia-Romagna, Ý
Volapük:
Montecreto, Litaliyän
Waray:
Montecreto, Modena , Emilia-Romagna, Italya


"Herkimer-style" quartz crystals are found in fissures inside the Monte Modino Sandstone Formation or loose in the soil in the area on the right side of Scoltenna stream, to the west of Montecreto.

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Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
NiNickel
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montecreto
Wikidata ID:Q100069
GeoNames ID:6543014

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References

Malagoli, M. (1884) Cenni sulla mineralogia generale del Modenese e del Reggiano. Atti della Società dei Naturalisti di Modena, Rendiconti delle adunanze (1884-85), serie 3, 2, 30-48
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.
Zoboli, A., Piccioli De Carolis, G., Vezzali, E., and Mattia Tèocle (2020) Barite: I cristalli delle fessure dell'area di Ponte Modino (MO). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 54, 1 (1-2020), 10-20.
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