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Hospital construction site, Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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Gypsum

Hospital construction site, Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Gypsum

Hospital construction site, Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Gypsum

Hospital construction site, Verduno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 40' 29'' North , 7° 55' 57'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.67491,7.93254
GeoHash:
G#: spvwhsb61
GRN:
N30E05
Type:
Construction Site
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Verduno393 (2014)1.0km
Cinzano1,569 (2014)2.2km
Carnevale103 (2014)2.4km
Villa-Borgo743 (2014)2.6km
Santa Vittoria d'Alba2,512 (2012)2.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
417663
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:417663:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Cantiere di costruzione dell'ospedale, Verduno, Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italia


Gypsum layers, belonging to the Messinian (Upper Miocene), exposed during the construction of the "Michele e Pietro Ferrero" Hospital in the 2000s.

Large transparent gypsum crystals (selenite) were found.

Typical of the laminated gypsum layers are fossils of insects (dragonfly larvae of the species Oryctodiplax gypsorum), leaves, and fishes (Aphanius crassicaudus) that lived in brackish and hypersaline lagoons.

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Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

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References

Bonelli, Edmondo, and Cavallo, Oreste (2007) Sito fossilifero di Verduno-cantiere ospedale. PaleoItalia, 17, 27-30
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.
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