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Poggio Tre Croci gypsum outcrop, Bardonecchia, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italyi
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Poggio Tre Croci gypsum outcropOutcrop
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 4' 31'' North , 6° 39' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.07541,6.66507
GRN:
N31E04
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bardonecchia2,962 (2014)2.7km
Névache311 (2016)7.9km
Beaulard224 (2014)8.2km
Savoulx392 (2014)10.4km
Fourneaux956 (2016)12.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
420758
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:420758:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Affioramento di gesso di Tre Croci, Bardonecchia, Città metropolitana di Torino (Provincia di Torino), Piemonte, Italia


Triassic gypsum outcrop, locally known as La Jipiera, between Poggio Tre Croci and Rio del Pissat.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
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
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

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Italy

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References

Barresi, A. (2005) I giacimenti gessiferi in Piemonte. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 29 pp.
Brizio, P. (2010) 'L jip dl'Escartoun d'Ours (Il gesso dell'Alta Val di Susa). MacroMicro, 11, 3-8.
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