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Gorgo a Cerbara Quarry, Piobbico, Pesaro and Urbino Province, Marche, Italyi
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Gorgo a Cerbara QuarryQuarry
PiobbicoCommune
Pesaro and Urbino ProvinceProvince
MarcheRegion
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 35' 26'' North , 12° 32' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
43.59066,12.54173
GeoHash:
G#: sr8zvrkw5
GRN:
N30E07
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Piobbico1,727 (2014)2.6km
Serravalle di Carda326 (2014)6.5km
Secchiano216 (2014)7.1km
Valdara138 (2014)7.2km
Bellaria-Pole-Petriccio774 (2014)7.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
425444
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:425444:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Salvi Quarry
Other Languages:
Italian:
Cava di Gorgo a Cerbara (Cava Salvi), Piobbico, Provincia di Pesaro e Urbino, Marche, Italia


Limestone quarry.

A limonite mineralisation in limestone was exploited in the past in the quarry area.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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References

Editorial Board [with contribution of Villa, G.B.] (1873) Giacimenti ferriferi del Monte Nerone. Bollettino del R. Comitato Geologico d'Italia: 4: 250-25.
Ferruccio, N. (1913) Le ricchezze dei nostri monti: Piobbico e le miniere di ferro del Monte Nerone. Picenum, Rivista Marchigiana Illustrata: 10: 39-44
Cecca, F., Cresta, S., Pallini, G., and Santantonio, M. (1989) Il Giurassico di Monte Nerone: un esempio di sistema deposizionale piattaforma-bacino in ambiente pelagico / The Jurassic of Monte Nerone: an example of platform-basin depositional system in a pelagic environment. Memorie descrittive della Carta Geologica d'Italia: 39: 130-136.
Mattias, P. and Guerra, M. (2008) XLI. Le miniere nelle Marche. IIa parte. Miniere e mineralizzazioni. Giacimenti e vicende. Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL, Roma, 217 pp.
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