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Govone fossil wood occurrence, Tanaro River, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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Govone fossil wood occurrenceOccurrence
Tanaro River- not defined -
Cuneo ProvinceProvince
PiedmontRegion
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 48' 7'' North , 8° 7' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.80209,8.12359
GRN:
N30E05
Type:
Occurrence - last checked 2024
Deposit first discovered:
2022
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Molino Vecchio124 (2014)1.1km
San Martino Alfieri306 (2014)2.1km
Motta603 (2014)2.1km
Govone813 (2014)2.3km
San Pietro226 (2014)2.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
445292
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:445292:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Fossil wood mineralization and plant macrofossils.

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘvar. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O

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References

Martinetto, Edoardo, Bertini, Adele, Mantzouka, Dimitra, Natalicchio, Marcello, Niccolini, Gabriele, Kovar-Eder, Johanna (2022) Remains of a subtropical humid forest in a Messinian evaporite-bearing succession at Govone, northwestern Italy – Preliminary results. Fossil Imprint, 78 (1). 157-188 doi:10.37520/fi.2022.007
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