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Biella, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italyi
Regional Level Types
BiellaCommune
Biella ProvinceProvince
PiedmontRegion
ItalyCountry

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Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Biella43,030 (2015)
Favaro470 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
426983
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:426983:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Biella, Province de Biella, Piémont, Italie
German:
Biella, Provinz Biella, Piemont, Italien
Italian:
Biella, Provincia di Biella, Piemonte, Italia
Russian:
Биелла, Провинция Биелла, Пьемонт, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
比耶拉, 比耶拉省, 皮埃蒙特, 意大利
Spanish:
Biella, Provincia de Biella, Piamonte, Italia
Afrikaans:
Biella, Piëmont, Italië
Alemannic:
Biella, Provinz Biella, Piemont, Italie
Arabic:
بييلا, مقاطعة بييلا, بييمونتي, إيطاليا
Aragonese:
Biella, Piemont, Italia
Armenian:
Բիելլա, Բիելլա, Պիեմոնտ, Իտալիա
Asturian:
Biella, Provincia de Biella, Piemonte, Italia
Basque:
Biella, Biellako probintzia, Piemonte, Italia
Bavarian:
Biella, Provinz Biella, Italien (Walsch; Belischelant; Balschlònt)
Belarusian:
Б’ела, правінцыя Б’ела, П’емонт, Італія
Bengali:
বিয়েল্লা, বেইলা-র প্রদেশ, ইতালি
Breton:
Biella, Proviñs Biella, Piemont, Italia
Bulgarian:
Биела, Биела, Пиемонт, Италия
Catalan:
Biella, Província de Biella, Piemont, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Biella, Provincia di Biella, Piemonte, Italya
Chechen:
Биелла, Пьемонт, Итали
Corsican:
Biella, Pruvincia di Biella, Piemonte, Italia
Croatian:
Biella, Pijemont, Italija
Czech:
Biella, Provincie Biella, Piemont, Itálie
Danish:
Biella, Biella, Piemonte, Italien
Dutch:
Biella, Biella, Piëmont, Italië
Dutch Low Saxon:
Biella, Italiën
Egyptian Arabic:
بييلا, ايطاليا
Emilian-Romagnol:
Biela, Piemånt (Piemòunt; Piemont), Itâlia
Esperanto:
Biella, Provinco de Biella, Piemonto, Italio
Estonian:
Biella, Biella provints, Piemonte, Itaalia
Farsi/Persian:
بیلا , استان بیه‌لا, پیمونت, ایتالیا
Finnish:
Biella, Biellan maakunta, Piemonte, Italia
Franco-Provençal:
Biella, Piemont, Étalie
Friulian:
Biella, Piemont, Italie
Galician:
Biella, Provincia de Biella, Piemonte, Italia
Greek:
Μπιέλλα, Μπιέλλα, Πεδεμόντιο, Ιταλία
Gujarati:
બીએલા, બિએલા પ્રાંત, ઈટલી
Hebrew:
ביאלה, ביאלה, פיימונטה, איטליה
Hindi:
बीएलला, बिएला प्रांत, पिडमांट, इटली
Hungarian:
Biella, Biella megye, Piemont, Olaszország
Icelandic:
Biella, Biella, Fjallaland, Ítalía
Ido:
Biella, Piemont, Italia
Indonesian:
Biella, Provinsi Biella, Piemonte, Italia
Interlingua:
Biella, provincia Biella, Pedemonte, Italia
Interlingue:
Biella, Italia
Irish Gaelic:
Biella, Píodmant, An Iodáil
Japanese:
ビエッラ, ビエッラ県, ピエモンテ州, イタリア
Kannada:
ಬಿಯೆಲ್ಲ, ಬೈಯಲ್ಲಾ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ, ಇಟಲಿ
Kongo:
Biella, Italia
Korean:
비엘라, 비엘라도, 피에몬테주, 이탈리아
Ladin:
Biella, Talia
Latin:
Bugella, Provincia Bugellensis (Provincia Bugellae), Pedemontium, Italia
Latvian:
Bjella, Bjellas province, Pjemonta, Itālija
Ligurian:
Biella, Provinsa de Biella, Piemonte, Italia
Limburgian:
Biella, Piëmont, Italië
Lithuanian:
Bjela, Bjelos provincija, Pjemontas, Italija
Lombard:
Biela, Pruvincia de Biela, Piemont (Piemunt), Italia
Low Saxon/Low German:
Biella, Italien
Luxembourgish:
Biella, Piemont, Italien
Macedonian:
Бјела, Пиемонт, Италија
Malagasy:
Biella, Italia
Malay:
Biella, Wilayah Biella, Piemonte, Itali
Marathi:
बीएल्ला, ब्रीएलला प्रांत, प्यिमाँत, इटली
Minangkabau:
Biella, Italia
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Biella, Biella Séng, Piemonte, Italia
Narom:
Biella, Italie
Neapolitan:
Biella, Pruvincia e' Biella, Piemunte, Italia
Norwegian:
Biella, Biella , Piemonte, Italia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Biella, Provinsen Biella, Piemonte, Italia
Occitan:
Biella, Bièla, Piemont, Itàlia
Ossetian:
Биеллæ, Пьемонт, Итали
Papiamento:
Biella, Piemonte, Italia
Picard:
Biella, Piémont, Italie
Piedmontese:
Biela, Provincia ëd Biela, Piemont, Italia
Polish:
Biella, Prowincja Biella, Piemont, Włochy
Portuguese:
Biella, Biella, Piemonte, Itália
Romanian:
Biella, Provincia Biella, Piemont, Italia
Romansh:
Biella, Piemont, Italia
Sardinian:
Biella, Piemonte, Itàlia
Scots:
Biella, Province o Biella, Piemont, Italy
Scottish Gaelic:
Biella, Piemonte, An Eadailt
Serbian:
Бјела, Бијела, Пијемонт, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Biella, Biella, Pijemont, Italija
Sicilian:
Biella, Pruvincia di Biella, Piemunti, Italia
Silesian:
Biella, Italijo
Sinhalese:
බියෙලා, බයෙලා පළාත, සිංහල
Slovak:
Biella, Piemont, Taliansko
Slovenian:
Biella, Biella, Piemont, Italija
South Azerbaijani:
بیه لا, بیه‌لا اوستانی, ایتالیا
Swahili:
Biella, Piemonte, Italia
Swedish:
Biella, Biella, Piemonte, Italien
Tagalog:
Biella, Biella, Piemonte, Italya
Tamil:
பியெல்லா, பியெல்லா மாகாணம், பியத்மாந்து, இத்தாலி
Tarantino:
Biella, Provinge de Biella, Piemonte, Itaglie
Telugu:
బీయేల్లా, బియెల్లా ప్రావిన్స్, ఇటలీ
Thai:
บีเยลลา, จังหวัดบีเยลลา, แคว้นปีเยมอนเต, อิตาลี
Turkish:
Biella, Biella ili, Piyemonte, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Б'єлла, Б'єлла , П'ємонт, Італія
Urdu:
بیئلا, صوبہ بیئلا, پیعیمونتے, اطالیہ
Venetian:
Bieła, Provincia de Bieła, Piemonte, Itałia
Vietnamese:
Biella, Biella, Piemonte, Ý
Volapük:
Biella, Piemonte, Litaliyän
Walloon:
Biella, Itåleye
Waray:
Biella, Biella, Piemonte, Italya
Welsh:
Biella, Piemonte, Yr Eidal
West Flemish:
Biella, Piëmonte, Itoalië
Wolof:
Biella, Itaali
Wu Chinese:
比耶拉, 比耶拉省, 意大利
Zulu:
Biella, ITaliya


Biella (Italian pronunciation: [ˈbjɛlla]; Piedmontese: Biela; Latin: Bugella) is a city and comune in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the province of the same name. It is located about 80 kilometres (50 miles) northeast of Turin and about 80 kilometres (50 miles) west-northwest of Milan.

It lies in the foothills of the Alps, in the Bo mountain range near Mt. Mucrone and Camino, an area rich in springs and lakes fed by the glaciers, the heart of the Biellese Alps irrigated by several mountain streams: the Elvo to the west of the town, the Oropa river and the Cervo to the east. Nearby natural and notable tourist attractions include the Zegna Viewpoint, the Bielmonte Ski Resort, Burcina Natural Reserve, and the moors to the south of town. The Sanctuary of Oropa is a site of religious pilgrimages. In 2003, the Sanctuary of Oropa Sacred Mountain of Oropa became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Biella is an important wool processing and textile centre. There is a small airport in the nearby comune of Cerrione.

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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Glaucophane
Formula: ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Phengite
Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Omphacite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Omphacite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Glaucophane9.DE.25◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Phengite9.EC.15KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Na Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Na Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
MgMagnesium
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Mg Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mg Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Fe Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2

Fossils

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biella
Wikidata ID:Q18021
GeoNames ID:6539582

Localities in this Region

  • Piedmont
    • Biella Province

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
  • AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent

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