Rio del Castellaro, Ceriale, Savona Province, Liguria, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rio del Castellaro | Formation |
| Ceriale | - not defined - |
| Savona Province | Province |
| Liguria | Region |
| Italy | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 6' 2'' North , 8° 12' 37'' East
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The Monte Galero breccias are mainly carbonate breccias, formed as a consequence of the deepening of the Ligurian-Piedmontese oceanic basin during the Late Jurassic. These sedimentary bodies were deposited in slope to slope-to-basin environment. Calcite occurs within small cavities of the breccias.
Among the clastic components of the Monte Galero breccias, rare clasts predominantly composed of schorl tourmaline (first identified by Matteo Azili in 2025 and subsequently confirmed by Dr. P. Vignola, CNR) can occasionally be observed; subordinate phases include quartz and reworked feldspars. The provenance of these clasts is not entirely clear, but they most likely represent fragments derived from the Briançonnais domain, later redeposited within the sedimentary basin of the Arnasco-Castelbianco tectonic unit through submarine turbidites processes.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: Matteo Azili CollectionIdentified by Matteo Azili: Visual Identification, Wet Chemical |
| ⓘ Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) References: First identified by Matteo Azili and probed by Dr. Pietro Vignola, CNRIdentification: SEM-EDS |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
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Rio del Castellaro, Ceriale, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy