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Masone, Genoa, Liguria, Italyi
Regional Level Types
MasoneCommune
GenoaMetropolitan City
LiguriaAdministrative Region
ItalyCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Tiglieto, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Campo Ligure, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Bosio, Alessandria Province, Piedmont, Italy
Mele, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Masone3,316 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
55462
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:55462:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Masone, Gênes, Ligurie, Italie
German:
Masone, Genua, Ligurien, Italien
Italian:
Masone, città metropolitana di Genova, Liguria, Italia
Russian:
Мазоне, Генуя, Лигурия, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
马索内, 热那亚, 利古里亞, 意大利
Spanish:
Masone, Génova, Liguria, Italia
Armenian:
Մազոնե, Լիգուրիա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Masone, Liguria, Italia
Belarusian:
Мазонэ, метрапольны горад Генуя, Лігурыя, Італія
Bulgarian:
Мазоне, Лигурия, Италия
Catalan:
Masone, Gènova, Ligúria, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Masone, Liguria, Italya
Dutch:
Masone, Genua, Ligurië, Italië
Esperanto:
Masone, Metropola Urbo Ĝenovo, Ligurio, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
مازون, جنوا, لیگوریا, ایتالیا
Hungarian:
Masone, Liguria, Olaszország
Interlingua:
Masone, Liguria, Italia
Japanese:
マゾーネ, ジェノヴァ, リグーリア州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Мазоне, Лигурия, Италия
Latin:
Maso, Urbs metropolitana Genuensis, Liguria, Italia
Ligurian:
Mason, Zena, Liguria, Italia
Lombard:
Masone, Liguria, Italia
Malay:
Masone, Metropolitan City of Genoa, Liguria, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Masone, Liguria, Italia
Neapolitan:
Masone, Liguria, Italia
Piedmontese:
Masone, Sità metropolitan-a 'd Génoa, Liguria, Italia
Polish:
Masone, Genua, Liguria, Włochy
Portuguese:
Masone, Génova, Ligúria, Itália
Romanian:
Masone, Liguria, Italia
Serbian:
Masone, Лигурија, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Masone, Metropolitanski grad Genova, Ligurija, Italija
Sicilian:
Masone, Liguria, Italia
South Azerbaijani:
مازون, ایتالیا
Tarantino:
Masone, Liguria, Itaglie
Turkish:
Masone, Metropolitan City, Ligurya, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Мазоне, Генуя, Лігурія, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Masone, Italiya
Vietnamese:
Masone, Thành phố đô thị Genova, Liguria, Ý
Volapük:
Masone, Litaliyän
Waray:
Masone, Liguria, Italya


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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Actinolite var. Smaragdite ?
Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Asbestos'
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘVesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘvar. Smaragdite ?9.DE.10Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Asbestos'-
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Hⓘ Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Mgⓘ Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Caⓘ Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Feⓘ Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2

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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masone
Wikidata ID:Q265311
GeoNames ID:6540561

Localities in this Region

Italy

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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References

Antofilli, Mario, Borgo, Emilio, Palenzona, Andrea (1985) I nostri minerali : geologia e mineralogia in Liguria (2nd ed.). Edizioni Melita.
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