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Piossasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italyi
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Monte San Giorgio & Colle di San Valeriano

San Valeriano quarry, Piossasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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San Valeriano quarry, Piossasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Monte San Giorgio & Colle di San Valeriano

San Valeriano quarry, Piossasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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San Valeriano quarry, Piossasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Monte San Giorgio & Colle di San Valeriano

San Valeriano quarry, Piossasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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San Valeriano quarry, Piossasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Neighbouring regions:
Trana, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Cumiana, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Rivalta di Torino, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Bruino, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Sangano, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Piossasco16,904 (2014)
Garola368 (2014)
Villaggio Nuovo198 (2014)
Tetti Scaglia126 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
60193
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60193:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
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French:
Piossasco, Ville métropolitaine de Turin (Province de Turin), Piémont, Italie
German:
Piossasco, Metropolitanstadt Turin (Provinz Turin), Piemont, Italien
Italian:
Piossasco, Città metropolitana di Torino (Provincia di Torino), Piemonte, Italia
Piedmontese:
Piossasch, Sità metropolitan-a ëd Turin (Sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin; Provincia ëd Turin; Provincia 'd Turin), Piemont, Italia
Russian:
Пьоссаско, Метрополийный город Турин (Провинция Турин), Пьемонт, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
皮奥萨斯科, 皮埃蒙特, 意大利
Spanish:
Piossasco, Ciudad metropolitana de Turín (Provincia de Turín), Piamonte, Italia
Armenian:
Պիոսասկո, Պիեմոնտ, Իտալիա
Basque:
Piossasco, Piemonte, Italia
Belarusian:
П'ясаска, П’емонт, Італія
Bulgarian:
Пиосаско, Пиемонт, Италия
Catalan:
Piossasco, Piemont, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Piossasco, Piemonte, Italya
Dutch:
Piossasco, Piëmont, Italië
Esperanto:
Piossasco, Piemonto, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
پیوساسکو, پیمونت, ایتالیا
Hungarian:
Piossasco, Piemont, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Piossasco, Piemonte, Italia
Japanese:
ピョッサスコ, ピエモンテ州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Пьоссаско, Пьемонт, Италия
Latin:
Plotiascum, Urbs metropolitana Taurinensis (Urbs metropolitana Augustae Taurinorum), Pedemontium, Italia
Lithuanian:
Pjosakas, Pjemontas, Italija
Lombard:
Piossasco, Piemont (Piemunt), Italia
Malay:
Piossasco, Piemonte, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Piossasco, Piemonte, Italia
Neapolitan:
Piossasco, Piemunte, Italia
Occitan:
Piossasco, Ciutat metropolitana de Turin (Província de Turin), Piemont, Itàlia
Polish:
Piossasco, Piemont, Włochy
Portuguese:
Piossasco, Piemonte, Itália
Romanian:
Piossasco, Piemont, Italia
Serbian:
Пјосаско, Пијемонт, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Piossasco, Pijemont, Italija
Sicilian:
Piossasco, Piemunti, Italia
South Azerbaijani:
پیوساسکو, ایتالیا
Swedish:
Piossasco, Piemonte, Italien
Tagalog:
Piossasco, Piemonte, Italya
Tarantino:
Piossasco, Piemonte, Itaglie
Turkish:
Piossasco, Piyemonte, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Пйоссаско, П'ємонт, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Piossasco, Italiya
Vietnamese:
Piossasco, Piemonte, Ý
Volapük:
Piossasco, Piemonte, Litaliyän
Waray:
Piossasco, Piemonte, Italya


Old serpentinite quarry, closed from many years, situated in the San Giorgio mountain.
The San Giorgio mountain is a natural park.

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ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Awaruite
Formula: Ni3Fe
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
References:
Repossi, E., and Gennaro, V. (1926) I minerali delle serpentine di Piossasco (Piemonte). Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, serie 6, Rendiconti, Classe di scienze fisiche, matematiche e naturali, 4, 2° semestre, 150-153
Bianchi, A., and Carpanese, T. (1928) Studi sulle cloriti. Atti del Reale Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, 87, 145-159
Gennaro, V. (1931) I minerali delle serpentine di Piossasco (Piemonte). Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, 66, 433-458
Scaini, G. (1940) Itinerari mineralogici. Comune di Piossasco (Torino). Frazione: "Borgiattino". Località: Cava di pietrisco. Natura, 31, 43-46
Dal Piaz, G.V. (1967) Le "granatiti" (rodingiti l.s.) nelle serpentine delle Alpi occidentali italiane. Memorie della Società Geologica Italiana, 6, 267-313
De Michele, V. (1974) Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini.
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
References:
Repossi, E., and Gennaro, V. (1926) I minerali delle serpentine di Piossasco (Piemonte). Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, serie 6, Rendiconti, Classe di scienze fisiche, matematiche e naturali, 4, 2° semestre, 150-153
Gennaro, V. (1931) I minerali delle serpentine di Piossasco (Piemonte). Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, 66, 433-458
Scaini, G. (1940) Itinerari mineralogici. Comune di Piossasco (Torino). Frazione: "Borgiattino". Località: Cava di pietrisco. Natura, 31, 43-46
Dal Piaz, G.V. (1967) Le "granatiti" (rodingiti l.s.) nelle serpentine delle Alpi occidentali italiane. Memorie della Società Geologica Italiana, 6, 267-313
De Michele, V. (1974) Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini.
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.
ⓘ 'Epidote Group'
Formula: (A12+A22+)(M13+M23+M33+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Grossular var. Hessonite
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Heazlewoodite
Formula: Ni3S2
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Népouite ?
Formula: Ni3Si2O5(OH)4
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘAwaruite1.AE.20Ni3Fe
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘHeazlewoodite2.BB.05Ni3S2
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘPyrite
var. Bravoite		2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
ⓘ2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘPerovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘvar. Hessonite9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘVesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘAntigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘNépouite ?9.ED.15Ni3Si2O5(OH)4
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Epidote Group'-(A12+A22+)(M13+M23+M33+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ NépouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hⓘ Epidote Group(A12+A22+)(M13+M23+M33+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Grossular var. HessoniteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NépouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Epidote Group(A12+A22+)(M13+M23+M33+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Grossular var. HessoniteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Grossular var. HessoniteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ NépouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Epidote Group(A12+A22+)(M13+M23+M33+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Sⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ Grossular var. HessoniteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Feⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
NiNickel
Niⓘ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Niⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Niⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Niⓘ NépouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

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References

Dal Piaz, G.V. (1967) Le "granatiti" (rodingiti l.s.) nelle serpentine delle Alpi occidentali italiane. Memorie della Società Geologica Italiana, 6, 267-313
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.
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