Bompensiere salt deposit, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bompensiere salt deposit | Deposit |
| Caltanissetta Province | Province |
| Sicily | Autonomous Region |
| Italy | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Bompensiere | 610 (2014) |
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Italian:
Giacimento salifero di Bompensiere, Libero consorzio comunale di Caltanissetta (Provincia di Caltanissetta), Sicilia, Italia
Saliferous deposit, embedded between clay and gypsum layers, located to the east of Milena.
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| ⓘ Carnallite Formula: KMgCl3 · 6H2O Localities: Reference: Mezzadri, P. (1988) La serie gessoso solfifera della Sicilia e altre memorie geo-minerarie. Roberto De Nicola Editore, Roma, 874 pp. |
| ⓘ Epsomite Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O Reference: Mezzadri, P. (1988) La serie gessoso solfifera della Sicilia e altre memorie geo-minerarie. Roberto De Nicola Editore, Roma, 874 pp. |
| ⓘ 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. |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl Localities: Reference: Mezzadri, P. (1988) La serie gessoso solfifera della Sicilia e altre memorie geo-minerarie. Roberto De Nicola Editore, Roma, 874 pp. |
| ⓘ Kainite Formula: KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O Localities: Reference: Mezzadri, P. (1988) La serie gessoso solfifera della Sicilia e altre memorie geo-minerarie. Roberto De Nicola Editore, Roma, 874 pp. |
| ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 Localities: Reference: Marella, G., and Dacquino, C. [with contributions of Berry, P., Coletta, G., Compalati, M., et al.] (2006) I siti minerari italiani (1870-2006). Censimento dei Siti Minerari abbandonati. A.P.A.T. [Agenzia per la Protezione dell'Ambiente e per i Sevizi Tecnici], 95 pp. + Mappa dei Siti minerari abbandonati; http://www.isprambiente.gov.it/it/progetti/suolo-e-territorio-1/miniere-e-cave/progetto-remi-rete-nazionale-dei-parchi-e-musei-minerari-italiani/banche-dati/censimento-nazionale-siti-minerari-dismessi |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Carnallite | 3.BA.10 | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Kainite | 7.DF.10 | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-metals and non-metals | |||
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.3.5.1 | S8 |
| Group 9 - NORMAL HALIDES | |||
| AX | |||
| ⓘ | Halite | 9.1.1.1 | NaCl |
| Group 11 - HALIDE COMPLEXES | |||
| AmBX3 | |||
| ⓘ | Carnallite | 11.1.2.1 | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
| AXO4·xH2O | |||
| ⓘ | Epsomite | 29.6.11.1 | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 29.6.3.1 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 31 - HYDRATED SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| (AB)2(XO4)Zq·xH2O | |||
| ⓘ | Kainite | 31.7.1.1 | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Kainite | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Kainite | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Kainite | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Kainite | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
| S | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Kainite | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Kainite | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
| K | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Mezzadri, P. (1988) La serie gessoso solfifera della Sicilia e altre memorie geo-minerarie. Roberto De Nicola Editore, Roma, 874 pp.
Localities in this Region
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- Caltanissetta Province
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