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Serra dei Zanchetti (Serra del Zanchetto ophiolite), Camugnano, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italyi
Regional Level Types
Serra dei Zanchetti (Serra del Zanchetto ophiolite)Outcrop
CamugnanoCommune
Metropolitan City of BolognaMetropolitan City
Emilia-RomagnaRegion
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 8' 21'' North , 11° 5' 48'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Camugnano446 (2014)3.6km
Carpineta103 (2014)4.3km
Suviana178 (2014)4.8km
Castiglione dei Pepoli2,761 (2014)5.1km
Rasora106 (2014)5.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
397690
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:397690:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Serra dei Zanchetti (Ofiolite di Serra del Zanchetto), Camugnano, Città metropolitana di Bologna (Provincia di Bologna), Emilia-Romagna, Italia


Historical datolite and prehnite locality (Bombicci, 1886).

The ophiolitic body consists of gabbro, serpentinite, and hydrothermalite-listvenite (Morandi et al., 1982).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
'Diallage'
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Description: First noticed by Bombicci (1886) as "gray silicate".
Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Saponite
Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Datolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Saponite9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Lizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
var. Labradorite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Diallage'-
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
H LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
BBoron
B DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
O Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
O LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
NaSodium
Na Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
MgMagnesium
Mg ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Al Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Si ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Si Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Si LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Ca Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
FeIron
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

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