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Savona, Savona Province, Liguria, Italyi
Regional Level Types
SavonaCommune
Savona ProvinceProvince
LiguriaAdministrative Region
ItalyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Savona58,283 (2018)
Santuario908 (2014)
Marmorassi232 (2014)
Montemoro103 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
55432
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:55432:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Savone, Savone, Ligurie, Italie
German:
Savona, Provinz Savona, Ligurien, Italien
Italian:
Savona, provincia di Savona, Liguria, Italia
Russian:
Савона, Савона, Лигурия, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
萨沃纳, 萨沃纳, 利古里亞, 意大利
Spanish:
Savona, Savona, Liguria, Italia
Arabic:
سافونا, مقاطعة سافونا, ليغوريا, إيطاليا
Armenian:
Սավոնա, Սավոնա, Լիգուրիա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Savona, Savonako probintzia, Liguria, Italia
Belarusian:
Савона, правінцыя Савона, Лігурыя, Італія
Bengali:
সাভোনা, স্যাভোনা-র প্রদেশ, ইতালি
Breton:
Savona, Liguria, Italia
Bulgarian:
Савона, Савона, Лигурия, Италия
Catalan:
Savona, Província de Savona, Ligúria, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Savona , Provincia di Savona, Liguria, Italya
Corsican:
Savona, Liguria, Italia
Czech:
Savona, Provincie Savona, Ligurie, Itálie
Danish:
Savona, Province of Savona, Liguria, Italien
Dutch:
Savona, Savona, Ligurië, Italië
Esperanto:
Savono, Provinco Savono, Ligurio, Italio
Estonian:
Savona, Savona provints, Liguuria, Itaalia
Farsi/Persian:
ساونا, استان ساونا, لیگوریا, ایتالیا
Finnish:
Savona, Savonan maakunta, Liguria, Italia
Galician:
Savona, Provincia de Savona, Liguria, Italia
Georgian:
სავონა, სავონის პროვინცია, ლიგურია, იტალია
Greek:
Σαβόνα, Σαβόνα, Λιγυρία, Ιταλία
Gujarati:
સેવોના, સવોના પ્રાંત, ઈટલી
Hebrew:
סאבונה, סאבונה, ליגוריה, איטליה
Hindi:
सवोना, सवोना प्रांत, लिगुरिया, इटली
Hungarian:
Savona, Savona megye, Liguria, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Savona, Provinsi Savona, Liguria, Italia
Interlingua:
Savona, provincia Savona, Liguria, Italia
Irish Gaelic:
Savona, Liguria, An Iodáil
Japanese:
サヴォーナ, サヴォーナ県, リグーリア州, イタリア
Kannada:
ಸವೊನ, ಸವೋನಾ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ, ಇಟಲಿ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Савона, Лигурия, Италия
Korean:
사보나, 사보나도, 리구리아주, 이탈리아
Latin:
Savo, Provincia Savonensis, Liguria, Italia
Latvian:
Savona, Savonas province, Ligūrija, Itālija
Ligurian:
Sann-a, Provinsa de Sann-a, Liguria, Italia
Lithuanian:
Savona, Savonos provincija, Ligūrija, Italija
Lombard:
Savona, Pruvincia de Savona, Liguria, Italia
Macedonian:
Савона, Савона, Лигурија, Италија
Malay:
Savona, Wilayah Savona, Liguria, Itali
Maori:
Hawana, Itari
Marathi:
सव्होना, सावोना प्रांत, लिगुरिया, इटली
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Savona, Savona Séng, Liguria, Italia
Neapolitan:
Savona, Liguria, Italia
Northern Frisian:
Savona, Prowins Savona, Liguurien, Itaalien
Norwegian:
Savona, Savona, Liguria, Italia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Savona, Provinsen Savona, Liguria, Italia
Occitan:
Savona, Província de Savona, Ligúria, Itàlia
Ossetian:
Савонæ, Савонæ, Лигури, Итали
Papiamento:
Savona, Liguria, Italia
Piedmontese:
Savon-a, Provincia ëd Savon-a, Liguria, Italia
Polish:
Savona, Prowincja Savona, Liguria, Włochy
Portuguese:
Savona, Savona, Ligúria, Itália
Romanian:
Savona, Provincia Savona, Liguria, Italia
Sanskrit:
सवोना, इटली
Sardinian:
Savona, Liguria, Itàlia
Scots:
Savona, Province o Savona, Ligurie, Italy
Serbian:
Савона, Савона, Лигурија, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Savona, Savona, Ligurija, Italija
Sicilian:
Savona, Pruvincia di Savuna, Liguria, Italia
Sinhalese:
සැවෝනා, සැවොනා පළාත, සිංහල
Slovak:
Savona, Ligúria, Taliansko
Slovenian:
Savona, Savona, Ligurija, Italija
South Azerbaijani:
ساونا, ساونا اوستانی, ایتالیا
Swedish:
Savona, Savona, Ligurien, Italien
Tamil:
சாவொணா, சாவொணா மாகாணம், இலிகுரியா, இத்தாலி
Tarantino:
Savona, Provinge de Savona, Liguria, Itaglie
Tatar:
Савона, Лигурия, Италия
Telugu:
సావోనా, సవోనా ప్రావిన్స్, ఇటలీ
Thai:
ซาโวนา, จังหวัดซาโวนา, แคว้นลีกูเรีย, อิตาลี
Turkish:
Savona, Savona ili, Ligurya, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Савона, Савона , Лігурія, Італія
Urdu:
ساوونا, صوبہ ساوونا, لیگوریا, اطالیہ
Vietnamese:
Savona, Savona, Liguria, Ý
Volapük:
Savona, Litaliyän
Waray:
Savona, Savona, Liguria, Italya
Welsh:
Savona, Liguria, Yr Eidal


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Mineral List

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11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Lawsonite
Formula: CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
'Leucoxene'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Lawsonite9.BE.05CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Leucoxene'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences14
Youngest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Argile de Ortovero145.333 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Sveltia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cancellariidae : Sveltia5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Tribia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cancellariidae : Tribia5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Atys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Haminoeidae : Atys5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Mareleptopoma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Pickworthiidae : Mareleptopoma5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Nemocardium (Nemocardium)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Nemocardium : Nemocardium (Nemocardium)5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Diacria trispinosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Cavoliniidae : Diacria : Diacria trispinosa5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Personopsis grasi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Personidae : Personopsis : Personopsis grasi5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Zonaria porcellus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Zonaria : Zonaria porcellus5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Clio (Clio) pyramidata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Cavoliniidae : Clio : Clio (Clio) pyramidata5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Cuvierina (Urceolarica) intermedia
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Cavoliniidae : Cuvierina : Cuvierina (Urceolarica) intermedia5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Capulus (Zinolia) speciosus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Capulidae : Capulus : Capulus (Zinolia) speciosus5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Niveria avellanula
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Triviidae : Niveria : Niveria avellanula5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Cuvierina astesana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Cavoliniidae : Cuvierina : Cuvierina astesana5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savona
Wikidata ID:Q13320
GeoNames ID:6542009

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