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Biscaccia, Mele, Provincia di Genova, Liguria, Italy

Alternative Names:	Biscaccia
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Mele, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Region:	Mele, Provincia di Genova, Liguria, Italy
Latitude:	44° 27' 33" N
Longitude:	8° 45' 5" E
Lat/Long (dec):	44.45944,8.75146
Köppen climate type:	Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Population:	46 (2014)
Mindat Feature ID:	8963593
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:8963593:5
GUID:	8f37d6b0-00a3-4369-b920-8d2c3405aec6

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Cerusa stream, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 25' 50" N	8° 44' 27" E	3.3km (2.0 miles)
Voltri, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 25' 41" N	8° 45' 7" E	3.5km (2.1 miles)
Punta Martin, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 28' 42" N	8° 47' 21" E	3.7km (2.3 miles)
Monte Riondo, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 27' 38" N	8° 47' 52" E	3.7km (2.3 miles)
Rio Branega, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 25' 42" N	8° 46' 34" E	4.0km (2.5 miles)
Pian della Biscia, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 27' 59" N	8° 41' 42" E	4.5km (2.8 miles)
I Piani, Masone, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 30' 20" N	8° 45' 28" E	5.2km (3.2 miles)
"Tana del Lupo" Quarry, Carpenara, Varenna Valley, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 28' 0" N	8° 49' 4" E	5.3km (3.3 miles)
Case Scotti, Varenna Valley, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 26' 49" N	8° 49' 0" E	5.4km (3.3 miles)
Varenna Valley, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 27' 38" N	8° 49' 14" E	5.5km (3.4 miles)
Vesima, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 25' 0" N	8° 42' 50" E	5.6km (3.5 miles)
Gava Valley, Voltri, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 26' 33" N	8° 40' 59" E	5.7km (3.6 miles)
Bric Castellaccio (Pegli oucrop), Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 25' 30" N	8° 48' 25" E	5.8km (3.6 miles)
Carpenara slag locality, Varenna Valley, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 27' 50" N	8° 49' 29" E	5.9km (3.6 miles)
Carpenara, Varenna Valley, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 27' 50" N	8° 49' 29" E	5.9km (3.6 miles)
Dente Mountain, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 28' 54" N	8° 40' 31" E	6.5km (4.1 miles)
Faiallo Pass, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy	44° 27' 31" N	8° 40' 9" E	6.5km (4.1 miles)
Proratado Mountain, Piani di Praglia, Ceranesi, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 30' 0" N	8° 49' 23" E	7.3km (4.5 miles)
Varenna Stream, Varenna Valley, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 30' 0" N	8° 49' 24" E	7.3km (4.5 miles)
Piani di Praglia, Ceranesi, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 30' 54" N	8° 48' 24" E	7.6km (4.7 miles)
Bric Costa Canizzi, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy	44° 27' 49" N	8° 39' 0" E	8.0km (5.0 miles)
Ghigliazza quarry, Carpenara, Varenna Valley, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 26' 49" N	8° 51' 5" E	8.1km (5.0 miles)
Monte Orditano, Ceranesi, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 31' 5" N	8° 48' 48" E	8.2km (5.1 miles)
Rocca Maia, Ceranesi, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 30' 3" N	8° 50' 25" E	8.4km (5.2 miles)
Mt. Ramazzo Mine, Borzoli, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 28' 5" N	8° 51' 33" E	8.6km (5.4 miles)
Bric Mundu (Bric Mondo; Bric Mondu), Case Canai (Case Senai), Vara, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy	44° 27' 14" N	8° 38' 29" E	8.7km (5.4 miles)
Sestri Ponente, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 25' 26" N	8° 50' 59" E	8.8km (5.4 miles)
Lagoscuro mine, Case Lagoscuro, Livellato, Ceranesi, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 28' 35" N	8° 51' 35" E	8.8km (5.5 miles)
Mt. Argentea, Arenzano, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 26' 2" N	8° 38' 25" E	9.2km (5.7 miles)
S. Stefano quarry, Borzoli, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	44° 26' 12" N	8° 51' 56" E	9.4km (5.8 miles)

Along one path

Faiallo Pass, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy

The mine gallery

Lagoscuro mine, Case Lagoscuro, Livellato, Ceranesi, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

View of the mine entrance

Lagoscuro mine, Case Lagoscuro, Livellato, Ceranesi, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Along one path

Faiallo Pass, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy

The mine gallery

Lagoscuro mine, Case Lagoscuro, Livellato, Ceranesi, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

View of the mine entrance

Lagoscuro mine, Case Lagoscuro, Livellato, Ceranesi, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Along one path

Faiallo Pass, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy

The mine gallery

Lagoscuro mine, Case Lagoscuro, Livellato, Ceranesi, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Minerals recorded nearby (within 9.4 km)

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'

ⓘ var: Limestone Onyx

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite
var: Titanclinohumite

ⓘ var: Chloromelanite

ⓘ Perchiazziite (TL)

ⓘ Ramazzoite (TL)

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup'

ⓘ Titanite

ⓘ Todorokite

ⓘ 'Unnamed (Gordaite-related Ca-Zn Sulphate Chloride Hydrate)'

Rock types recorded nearby (within 9.4 km)

ⓘ 'Magnesian Limestone'

ⓘ Rodingite

ⓘ Serpentinite

ⓘ Slag

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Eurasian Plate	Tectonic Plate
Europe	Continent
Liguria, Italy	Administrative Region
Genoa, Liguria, Italy	Metropolitan City
Mele, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	Municipality
Voltri Massif (Voltri Group), Italy	Massif

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Italy, Liguria, Genova, Mele	112.9.41.2624.0.0

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