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Enna Province, Sicily, Italyi
Regional Level Types
Enna ProvinceProvince
SicilyAutonomous Region
Italy- not defined -

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Enna22,998 (2015)
Piazza Armerina17,736 (2014)
Leonforte13,781 (2014)
Barrafranca13,397 (2014)
Nicosia10,174 (2014)
Troina9,081 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
31330
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31330:5
GUID (UUID V4):
577375da-6cdf-4ba8-9eb2-a6beb22ede43
Other Languages:
French:
Libre consortium municipal d'Enna (Province d'Enna), Sicile, Italie
German:
Freie Kommunalkonsortium Enna (Provinz Enna), Sizilien, Italien
Italian:
Libero consorzio comunale di Enna (Provincia di Enna), Sicilia, Italia
Russian:
Свободный муниципальный консорциум Энна (Провинция Энна), Сицилия, Италия
Sicilian:
Lìbbiru cunsorziu cumunali di Enna (Pruvincia di Enna), Sicilia, Italia
Simplified Chinese:
恩納省, 西西里岛, 意大利
Spanish:
Libre consorcio municipal de Enna (Provincia de Enna), Sicilia, Italia
Arabic:
مقاطعة إنا, صقلية, إيطاليا
Aragonese:
Provincia de Castrugiuvanni, Secilia, Italia
Armenian:
Էննա, Սիցիլիա, Իտալիա
Asturian:
Provincia de Enna, Sicilia, Italia
Azeri:
Enna əyaləti, Siciliya, İtaliya
Basque:
Ennako probintzia, Sizilia, Italia
Bavarian:
Provinz Enna, Sizilien, Italien (Walsch; Belischelant; Balschlònt)
Belarusian:
правінцыя Эна, Сіцылія, Італія
Bengali:
এনা প্রদেশ, সিসিল, ইতালি
Breton:
Proviñs Enna, Sikilia, Italia
Bulgarian:
Ена, Сицилия, Италия
Catalan:
Província d'Enna, Sicília, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Enna, Sicilia, Italya
Croatian:
Enna, Sicilija, Italija
Czech:
Provincie Enna, Sicílie, Itálie
Danish:
Province of Enna, Sicilien, Italien
Dutch:
Enna, Sicilië, Italië
Esperanto:
Provinco Enno, Sicilio, Italio
Estonian:
Enna provints, Sitsiilia maakond, Itaalia
Farsi/Persian:
استان انا, سیسیل, ایتالیا
Finnish:
Ennan maakunta, Sisilia, Italia
Galician:
Provincia de Enna, Sicilia, Italia
Georgian:
ენის პროვინცია, სიცილია, იტალია
Greek:
Έννα, Σικελία, Ιταλία
Gujarati:
એન્ના પ્રાંત, ઈટલી
Hebrew:
אנה, סיציליה, איטליה
Hindi:
एना प्रांत, सिसिली, इटली
Hungarian:
Enna megye, Szicília, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Provinsi Enna, Sisilia, Italia
Interlingua:
provincia Enna, Sicilia, Italia
Japanese:
エンナ県, シチリア, イタリア
Javanese:
Provinsi Enna, Sisilia, Itali
Judaeo-Spanish:
Provinsia de Enna, Sisilia, Italia
Kannada:
ಎನ್ನ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ, ಸಿಸಿಲಿ, ಇಟಲಿ
Korean:
엔나현, 시칠리아, 이탈리아
Latin:
Provincia Hennensis, Sicilia, Italia
Latvian:
Ennas province, Sicīlija, Itālija
Lithuanian:
Enos provincija, Sicilija, Italija
Lombard:
Pruvincia de Enna, Sicilia, Italia
Malay:
Wilayah Enna, Sicily, Itali
Maltese:
Provinċja ta' Enna, Sqallija, Italja
Marathi:
एना प्रांत, सिचिल्या, इटली
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Enna Séng, Sicilia, Italia
Norwegian:
Enna , Sicilia, Italia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Provinsen Enna, Sicilia, Italia
Occitan:
Província d'Enna, Sicília, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
Provincia d'Enna, Sicilia, Italia
Polish:
Prowincja Enna, Sycylia, Włochy
Portuguese:
Enna, Sicília, Itália
Romanian:
Provincia Enna, Sicilia, Italia
Sardinian:
Provìntzia de Enna, Sitzìlia, Itàlia
Scots:
Province o Enna, Sicily, Italy
Serbian:
Ена, Сицилија, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Enna , Sicilija, Italija
Sinhalese:
එන්නා පළාත, සිංහල
Slovenian:
Enna, Sicilija, Italija
South Azerbaijani:
انا اوستانی, سیسیل, ایتالیا
Swedish:
Enna, Sicilien, Italien
Tagalog:
Enna, Sicilia, Italya
Tamil:
ஏன்னா மாகாணம், சிசிலி, இத்தாலி
Tarantino:
Provinge de Enna, Sicilia, Itaglie
Telugu:
ఎన్నా ప్రావిన్స్, సిసిలీ, ఇటలీ
Thai:
จังหวัดเอนนา, แคว้นปกครองตนเองซิซิลี, อิตาลี
Turkish:
Enna ili, Sicilya, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Енна , Сицилія, Італія
Urdu:
صوبہ اننا, صقلیہ, اطالیہ
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Enna, Italiya
Venetian:
Provincia de Ena, Siciłia, Itałia
Vietnamese:
Enna, Sicilia, Ý
Waray:
Enna, Sicilia, Italya


The Province of Enna, officially the Free municipal consortium of Enna since 2015, is located in the middle of Sicily and includes 20 municipalities (comuni). This province was created in 1927 from the former Nicosia district of Catania province and the former Piazza Armerina district of Caltanissetta province. The town of Enna (known until 1926 as Castrogiovanni and part of the Piazza Armerina district) became the capital of the new province.

Therefore, in old literature the localities of this province are located in the Catania and Caltanissetta provinces. In particular, Enna is indicated as Castrogiovanni.

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Mineral List

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18 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Amber'
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bischofite
Formula: MgCl2 · 6H2O
Blödite
Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Carnallite
Formula: KMgCl3 · 6H2O
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Habit: Prismatic
Colour: White, Transparent
Halite
Formula: NaCl
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Kainite
Formula: KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Kaliborite
Formula: KMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
Description: Occurs as nodules in Blödite beds.
Kieserite
Formula: MgSO4 · H2O
Leonite
Formula: K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
'Limonite'
'Manganese Oxides'
Habit: Dendritic
Colour: black
'Petroleum'
'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
Picromerite
Formula: K2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Sulphur
Formula: S8
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Sylvite
Formula: KCl

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Sylvite3.AA.20KCl
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Carnallite3.BA.10KMgCl3 · 6H2O
Bischofite3.BB.15MgCl2 · 6H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 6 - Borates
Kaliborite6.FB.10KMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Kieserite7.CB.05MgSO4 · H2O
Blödite7.CC.50Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Leonite7.CC.55K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Picromerite7.CC.60K2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Kainite7.DF.10KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Unclassified
'Petroleum'-
'Amber'-
'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
-
'Limonite'-
'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BischofiteMgCl2 · 6H2O
H BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
H CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
H KaliboriteKMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
H KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
H LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
H PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
BBoron
B KaliboriteKMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BaryteBaSO4
O BischofiteMgCl2 · 6H2O
O BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
O CelestineSrSO4
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
O KaliboriteKMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
O KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
O LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
O PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
NaSodium
Na BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Na HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mg BischofiteMgCl2 · 6H2O
Mg BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Mg CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Mg KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Mg KaliboriteKMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
Mg KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
Mg LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Mg PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
S CelestineSrSO4
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
S KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
S LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
S PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Cl BischofiteMgCl2 · 6H2O
Cl CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Cl HaliteNaCl
Cl KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Cl SylviteKCl
KPotassium
K CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
K KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
K KaliboriteKMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
K LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
K PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
K SylviteKCl
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

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.

Occurrences20
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Alosa
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Clupeiformes : Clupeidae : Alosa7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Lestidiops
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Alepisauriformes : Lestidiops7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Paralepis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Aulopiformes : Paralepididae : Paralepis7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Parascopelus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Parascopelus7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Lampanyctus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Myctophiformes : Myctophidae : Lampanyctus7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Myctophum
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Myctophiformes : Myctophum7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Platypodinae
subfamily
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Platypodinae11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Maurolicus muelleri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Stomiatiformes : Sternoptychidae : Maurolicus : Maurolicus muelleri7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Microlynx franzbesucheti
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : Microlynx : Microlynx franzbesucheti11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Mymaromella duerrenfeldi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Mymarommatidae : Mymaromella : Mymaromella duerrenfeldi11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Bregmaceros albyi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Gadiformes : Bregmacerotidae : Bregmaceros : Bregmaceros albyi7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Syngnathus albyi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Syngnathiformes : Syngnathidae : Syngnathus : Syngnathus albyi7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Lampanyctus licatae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Myctophiformes : Myctophidae : Lampanyctus : Lampanyctus licatae7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Myctophum columnae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Myctophiformes : Myctophum : Myctophum columnae7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Lampanyctus ecnomi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Myctophiformes : Myctophidae : Lampanyctus : Lampanyctus ecnomi7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Alosa crassa
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Clupeiformes : Clupeidae : Alosa : Alosa crassa7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Enna
Wikidata ID:Q16166
GeoNames ID:2524818

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