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Mazzarino, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italyi
Regional Level Types
MazzarinoCommune
Caltanissetta ProvinceProvince
SicilyAutonomous Region
Italy- not defined -

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mazzarino11,870 (2014)
Other Languages:
French:
Mazzarino, Libre consortium municipal de Caltanissetta (Province de Caltanissetta), Sicile, Italie
German:
Mazzarino, Freie Kommunalkonsortium Caltanissetta (Provinz Caltanissetta), Sizilien, Italien
Italian:
Mazzarino, Libero consorzio comunale di Caltanissetta (Provincia di Caltanissetta), Sicilia, Italia
Russian:
Мадзарино, Свободный муниципальный консорциум Кальтаниссетта (Провинция Кальтаниссетта), Сицилия, Италия
Sicilian:
Mazzarinu, Lìbbiru cunsorziu cumunali di Cartanissetta (Pruvincia di Cartanissetta; Pruvincia di Nissa), Sicilia, Italia
Simplified Chinese:
马扎里诺, 卡爾塔尼塞塔省, 西西里岛, 意大利
Spanish:
Mazzarino, Libre consorcio municipal de Caltanissetta (Provincia de Caltanissetta), Sicilia, Italia
Arabic:
ماتسارينو, مقاطعة كالتانيسيتا, صقلية, إيطاليا
Armenian:
Մաձարինո, Կալտանիսետա, Սիցիլիա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Mazzarino, Caltanissettako probintzia, Sizilia, Italia
Bulgarian:
Мадзарино, Калтанисета, Сицилия, Италия
Catalan:
Mazzarino, Província de Caltanissetta, Sicília, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Mazzarino, Provincia di Caltanissetta, Sicilia, Italya
Dutch:
Mazzarino, Caltanissetta, Sicilië, Italië
Emilian-Romagnol:
Mazzarino, Sizégglia, Itâlia
Esperanto:
Mazzarino, Provinco Kaltaniseto, Sicilio, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
ماتسارینو, استان کالتانیستا, سیسیل, ایتالیا
Georgian:
მაძარინო, კალტანისეტის პროვინცია, სიცილია, იტალია
Hungarian:
Mazzarino, Caltanissetta megye, Szicília, Olaszország
Japanese:
マッツァリーノ, カルタニッセッタ県, シチリア, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Маццарино, Сицилия, Италия
Latin:
Mazarinum (Macarina), Consortium liberum municipale Calatanisiadense (Consortium Liberum municipale Nissanum; Provincia Calatanisiadensis; Provincia Nissana), Sicilia, Italia
Lombard:
Mazzarino, Pruvincia de Caltanissetta, Sicilia, Italia
Malay:
Mazzarino, Wilayah Caltanissetta, Sicily, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Mazzarino, Caltanissetta Séng, Sicilia, Italia
Neapolitan:
Mazzarino, Sicilia, Italia
Piedmontese:
Mazzarino, Provincia ëd Caltanissëtta, Sicilia, Italia
Polish:
Mazzarino, Prowincja Caltanissetta, Sycylia, Włochy
Portuguese:
Mazzarino, Caltanissetta, Sicília, Itália
Romanian:
Mazzarino, Provincia Caltanissetta, Sicilia, Italia
Sardinian:
Mazzarino, Sitzìlia, Itàlia
Serbian:
Мацарино, Калтанисета, Сицилија, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Mazzarino, Caltanissetta, Sicilija, Italija
South Azerbaijani:
ماتسارینو, کالتانیستا اوستانی, سیسیل, ایتالیا
Swedish:
Mazzarino, Caltanissetta, Sicilien, Italien
Tagalog:
Mazzarino, Caltanissetta, Sicilia, Italya
Tarantino:
Mazzarino, Provinge de Caltanissetta, Sicilia, Itaglie
Ukrainian:
Маццарино, Кальтаніссетта , Сицилія, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Mazzarino, Caltanissetta, Italiya
Volapük:
Mazzarino, Litaliyän
Waray:
Mazzarino, Caltanissetta, Sicilia, Italya


A group of sulphur mines is located to the southeast of the town of Mazzarino and includes the mine named: Foresta, Finocchio, Bubbonia (Bubbonia-Monte Zolfara), Salomone, and Rigiulfo.

The famous Gallitano mine<7l> is located on the rigth side of River Salso, about 20 km W of Mazzarino, in a municipal exclave (the former fief of Gallitano).

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Mineral List

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Appiani, R. (2016) Notizie dalle manifestazioni. Immagini dal mercato mineralogico internazionale: Roma, 5-6 dicembre 2015. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 40, 1 (1-2016), 59.
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Reference: Appiani, R. (2016) Notizie dalle manifestazioni. Immagini dal mercato mineralogico internazionale: Roma, 5-6 dicembre 2015. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 40, 1 (1-2016), 59; Scaccianoce, G. (2019) I classici minerali dei giacimenti evaporitici della Sicilia centrale. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 43, 1 (1-2019), 14-26.
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Reference: Alessandro Cantamessa collection
Sulphur
Formula: S8
Reference: Jervis, G. (1881) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia. Vol. 3: Regioni delle Isole. Sardegna e Sicilia. Addenda ai precedenti volumi. Loescher, Torino, XXII+539 pp.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O CelestineSrSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
SSulfur
S SulphurS8
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S CelestineSrSO4
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

BETA TEST - 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.

Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Terravecchia111.62 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Mesoplodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Hyperoodontidae : Mesoplodon11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Ziphiidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Ziphiidae11.62 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

References

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Jervis, G. (1881) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia. Vol. 3: Regioni delle Isole. Sardegna e Sicilia. Addenda ai precedenti volumi. Loescher, Torino, XXII+539 pp.

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazzarino,_Sicily
Wikidata ID:Q477575
GeoNames ID:6539179

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