Favara, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Favara | Commune |
| Agrigento Province | Province |
| Sicily | Autonomous Region |
| Italy | - not defined - |
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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Favara | 32,110 (2014) |
Other Languages:
French:
Favara, Libre consortium municipal d'Agrigente (Province d'Agrigente), Sicile, Italie
German:
Favara, Freie Kommunalkonsortium Agrigent (Provinz Agrigent), Sizilien, Italien
Italian:
Favara, Libero consorzio comunale di Agrigento (Provincia di Agrigento), Sicilia, Italia
Russian:
Фавара, Свободный муниципальный консорциум Агридженто (Провинция Агридженто), Сицилия, Италия
Sicilian:
Favara (A-Favara), Lìbbiru cunsorziu cumunali di Girgenti (Pruvincia di Girgenti), Sicilia, Italia
Simplified Chinese:
法瓦拉, 阿格里真托, 西西里岛, 意大利
Spanish:
Favara, Libre consorcio municipal de Agrigento (Provincia de Agrigento), Sicilia, Italia
Arabic:
فافارا, جرجنت, صقلية, إيطاليا
Armenian:
Ֆավարա, Ագրիջենտո, Սիցիլիա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Favara, Agrigentoko probintzia, Sizilia, Italia
Bulgarian:
Фавара, Агридженто, Сицилия, Италия
Catalan:
Favara, Província d'Agrigent, Sicília, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Favara , Agrigento, Sicilia, Italya
Dutch:
Favara, Agrigento, Sicilië, Italië
Esperanto:
Favara, Provinco Agriĝento, Sicilio, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
فاوارا، سیسیل, استان آگریجنتو, سیسیل, ایتالیا
Galician:
Favara, Provincia de Agrigento, Sicilia, Italia
Georgian:
ფავარა, აგრიჯენტოს პროვინცია, სიცილია, იტალია
Greek:
Φαβάρα, Αγκριτζέντο, Σικελία, Ιταλία
Hungarian:
Favara, Agrigento megye, Szicília, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Favara, Provinsi Agrigento, Sisilia, Italia
Japanese:
ファヴァーラ, アグリジェント県, シチリア, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Фавара, Сицилия, Италия
Latin:
Fabaria, Provincia Agrigentina, Sicilia, Italia
Lithuanian:
Favara, Agridžentas, Sicilija, Italija
Lombard:
Favara, Pruvincia de Agrigento, Sicilia, Italia
Malay:
Favara, Wilayah Agrigento, Sicily, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Favara, Agrigento Séng, Sicilia, Italia
Neapolitan:
Favara, Pruvincia 'e Agrigento, Sicilia, Italia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Favara, Provinsen Agrigento, Sicilia, Italia
Piedmontese:
Favara, Provincia d'Agrigent, Sicilia, Italia
Polish:
Favara, Agrigento , Sycylia, Włochy
Portuguese:
Favara, Agrigento, Sicília, Itália
Romanian:
Favara, Provincia Agrigento, Sicilia, Italia
Serbian:
Favara, Агриђенто, Сицилија, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Favara, Agrigento, Sicilija, Italija
South Azerbaijani:
فاوارا، سیسیل, سیسیل, ایتالیا
Swedish:
Favara, Agrigento, Sicilien, Italien
Tagalog:
Favara, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italya
Tarantino:
Favara, Provinge de Agrigento, Sicilia, Itaglie
Turkish:
Favara, Agrigento ili, Sicilya, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Фавара, Агрідженто, Сицилія, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Favara, Agrigento, Italiya
Vietnamese:
Favara, Agrigento, Sicilia, Ý
Volapük:
Favara, Litaliyän
Waray:
Favara, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italya
Located east of the town of Agrigento, Favara was in the 19th century an important centre of sulphur mining in the province of Agrigento (Girgenti).
The most known mines are: Chimento, Rocca Rossa, San Giuseppe, Ortata, Buona, Lucia, Luciella, Castellana, Poggio del Muto, Santa Rosalia Indelicato, Caldarone, and Crocca; the group Gibisa-Ciavolotta-Terreforti (partly in the municipal territory of Agrigento).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reference: Del Caldo, A., Moro, C., Gramaccioli, C.M., Boscardin, M. (1973) Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori, Milano, 208 pp.; De Michele, V. (1974) Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini, Novara, 2 vol., 408 pp. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: 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.; Del Caldo, A., Moro, C., Gramaccioli, C.M., Boscardin, M. (1973) Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori, Milano, 208 pp.; De Michele, V. (1974) Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini, Novara, 2 vol., 408 pp. |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Localities: Reference: Del Caldo, A., Moro, C., Gramaccioli, C.M., Boscardin, M. (1973) Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori, Milano, 208 pp.; De Michele, V. (1974) Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini, Novara, 2 vol., 408 pp. |
| ⓘ Epsomite Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O Description: Found at Crocca mine in 2008. Reference: Corrado Ferrito find and collection |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: Mezzadri, P. (1988) La serie gessoso solfifera della Sicilia e altre memorie geo-minerarie. Roberto De Nicola Editore, Roma, 874 pp. |
| ⓘ Melanophlogite Formula: 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) Reference: Francesco Guzzo collection |
| ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 Localities: 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.; Del Caldo, A., Moro, C., Gramaccioli, C.M., Boscardin, M. (1973) Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori, Milano, 208 pp.; De Michele, V. (1974) Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini, Novara, 2 vol., 408 pp.; Mezzadri, P. (1988) La serie gessoso solfifera della Sicilia e altre memorie geo-minerarie. Roberto De Nicola Editore, Roma, 874 pp. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Melanophlogite | 4.DA.25 | 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Melanophlogite | 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Melanophlogite | 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Melanophlogite | 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Melanophlogite | 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Melanophlogite | 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
Fossils
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)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.
Del Caldo, A., Moro, C., Gramaccioli, C.M., Boscardin, M. (1973) Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori, Milano, 208 pp.
De Michele, V. (1974) Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini, Novara, 2 vol., 408 pp.
Mezzadri, P. (1988) La serie gessoso solfifera della Sicilia e altre memorie geo-minerarie. Roberto De Nicola Editore, Roma, 874 pp.
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favara,_Sicily |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q431544 |
| GeoNames ID: | 6541339 |
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