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Portula, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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PortulaCommune
Biella ProvinceProvince
PiedmontRegion
ItalyCountry

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Panoramic view of the locality - Nov. 2009

Piancone, Portula, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Outcrop detail - "Plumasitic" Dyke - Nov. 2009

Piancone, Portula, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Panoramic view of the locality - Nov. 2009

Piancone, Portula, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Outcrop detail - "Plumasitic" Dyke - Nov. 2009

Piancone, Portula, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Panoramic view of the locality - Nov. 2009

Piancone, Portula, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Outcrop detail - "Plumasitic" Dyke - Nov. 2009

Piancone, Portula, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
Neighbouring regions:
Valdilana, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
Pray, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Portula600 (2014)
Castagnea237 (2014)
Masseranga212 (2014)
Granero209 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
426985
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:426985:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Portula, Province de Biella, Piémont, Italie
German:
Portula, Provinz Biella, Piemont, Italien
Italian:
Portula, Provincia di Biella, Piemonte, Italia
Russian:
Портула, Провинция Биелла, Пьемонт, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
波尔图拉, 比耶拉省, 皮埃蒙特, 意大利
Spanish:
Portula, Provincia de Biella, Piamonte, Italia
Arabic:
بورتولا , مقاطعة بييلا, بييمونتي, إيطاليا
Armenian:
Պորտուլա, Բիելլա, Պիեմոնտ, Իտալիա
Basque:
Portula, Biellako probintzia, Piemonte, Italia
Bavarian:
Portula, Provinz Biella, Italien (Walsch; Belischelant; Balschlònt)
Belarusian:
Партула, правінцыя Б’ела, П’емонт, Італія
Breton:
Portula, Proviñs Biella, Piemont, Italia
Bulgarian:
Портула, Биела, Пиемонт, Италия
Catalan:
Portula, Província de Biella, Piemont, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Portula, Provincia di Biella, Piemonte, Italya
Chechen:
Портула, Пьемонт, Итали
Danish:
Portula, Biella, Piemonte, Italien
Dutch:
Portula, Biella, Piëmont, Italië
Esperanto:
Portula, Provinco de Biella, Piemonto, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
پورتولا, استان بیه‌لا, پیمونت, ایتالیا
Hungarian:
Portula, Biella megye, Piemont, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Portula, Provinsi Biella, Piemonte, Italia
Irish Gaelic:
Portula, Píodmant, An Iodáil
Japanese:
ポルトゥラ, ビエッラ県, ピエモンテ州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Портула, Пьемонт, Италия
Ladin:
Portula, Talia
Latin:
Portula, Provincia Bugellensis (Provincia Bugellae), Pedemontium, Italia
Ligurian:
Portula, Provinsa de Biella, Piemonte, Italia
Lombard:
Portula, Pruvincia de Biela, Piemont (Piemunt), Italia
Malay:
Portula, Wilayah Biella, Piemonte, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Portula, Biella Séng, Piemonte, Italia
Neapolitan:
Portula, Pruvincia e' Biella, Piemunte, Italia
Norwegian:
Portula, Biella , Piemonte, Italia
Occitan:
Portula, Bièla, Piemont, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
Pòrtola, Provincia ëd Biela, Piemont, Italia
Polish:
Portula, Prowincja Biella, Piemont, Włochy
Portuguese:
Portula, Biella, Piemonte, Itália
Romanian:
Portula, Provincia Biella, Piemont, Italia
Serbian:
Portula, Бијела, Пијемонт, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Portula, Biella, Pijemont, Italija
Sicilian:
Portula, Pruvincia di Biella, Piemunti, Italia
South Azerbaijani:
پورتولا, بیه‌لا اوستانی, ایتالیا
Swedish:
Portula, Biella, Piemonte, Italien
Tagalog:
Portula, Biella, Piemonte, Italya
Tarantino:
Portula, Provinge de Biella, Piemonte, Itaglie
Tatar:
Портула, Пьемонт, Италия
Turkish:
Portula, Biella ili, Piyemonte, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Портула, Б'єлла , П'ємонт, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Portula, Biella, Italiya
Venetian:
Portula, Provincia de Bieła, Piemonte, Itałia
Vietnamese:
Portula, Biella, Piemonte, Ý
Volapük:
Portula, Piemonte, Litaliyän
Waray:
Portula, Biella, Piemonte, Italya


Portula is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Turin and about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Biella.

Portula borders the following municipalities: Caprile, Coggiola, Pray, Trivero.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
ⓘ Mackinawite
Formula: FeS
ⓘ Melonite
Formula: NiTe2
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
ⓘMackinawite2.CC.25FeS
ⓘMelonite2.EA.20NiTe2
ⓘGersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sⓘ MackinawiteFeS
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ MackinawiteFeS
NiNickel
Niⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niⓘ MeloniteNiTe2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
AsArsenic
Asⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
TeTellurium
Teⓘ MeloniteNiTe2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portula
Wikidata ID:Q18148
GeoNames ID:6540885

Localities in this Region

Italy
  • Piedmont

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