Grotta di Entella, Contessa Entellina, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Grotta di Entella | Cave |
| Contessa Entellina | Commune |
| Metropolitan City of Palermo | Metropolitan City |
| Sicily | Autonomous Region |
| Italy | - not defined - |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 46' 42'' North , 13° 6' 47'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nuovo Centro Urbano Poggioreale | 1,517 (2014) | 7.0km |
| Roccamena | 1,544 (2014) | 7.6km |
| Contessa Entellina | 1,754 (2014) | 8.2km |
| Salaparuta | 1,698 (2014) | 9.4km |
| Camporeale | 3,382 (2014) | 12.0km |
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Grotta di Entella, Contessa Entellina, Città metropolitana di Palermo (Provincia di Palermo), Sicilia, Italia
Grotta di Entella, a gypsum cave about 900 m long, is located on the northern slope of Rocca di Entella, a mountain in proximity of the confluence of the right and left branch of River Belice, in Messinian evaporites. The cave is developed mainly along the strikes of two fault systems.
Great clear and translucent gypsum crystals and thin layers of fibrous gypsum (sericolite variety) can be found along the fault plains.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: Calaforra J.M., De Waele J., di Trapani F.P., Madonia G., Vattano M. (2010): Peculiar wall channels connected to fault breccia in the Grotta di Entella gypsum cave (Western Sicily, Italy). EGU General Assembly 2010, held 2-7 May, 2010 in Vienna, Austria, p.15004. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Calaforra J.M., De Waele J., di Trapani F.P., Madonia G., Vattano M. (2010): Peculiar wall channels connected to fault breccia in the Grotta di Entella gypsum cave (Western Sicily, Italy). EGU General Assembly 2010, held 2-7 May, 2010 in Vienna, Austria, p.15004.
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