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Polizzi Generosa, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy i
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Polizzi Generosa Commune
Metropolitan City of Palermo Metropolitan City
Sicily Autonomous Region
Italy Country

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Polizzi Generosa	Commune
Metropolitan City of Palermo	Metropolitan City
Sicily	Autonomous Region
Italy	Country

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Neighbouring regions:

Isnello, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Scillato, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Caltavuturo, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Sclafani Bagni, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Type:

Commune

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Polizzi Generosa	3,454 (2014)

Mindat Locality ID:

263522

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:263522:7

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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French:

Polizzi Generosa, Ville métropolitaine de Palerme (Province de Palerme), Sicile, Italie

German:

Polizzi Generosa, Metropolitanstadt Palermo (Provinz Palermo), Sizilien, Italien

Italian:

Polizzi Generosa, Città metropolitana di Palermo (Provincia di Palermo), Sicilia, Italia

Russian:

Полицци-Дженероза, Метрополийный город Палермо (Провинция Палермо), Сицилия, Италия

Sicilian:

Pulizzi, Cità metropulitana di Palermu (Pruvincia di Palermu), Sicilia, Italia

Simplified Chinese:

波利齐杰内罗萨, 巴勒莫, 西西里岛, 意大利

Spanish:

Polizzi Generosa, Ciudad metropolitana de Palermo (Provincia de Palermo), Sicilia, Italia

Arabic:

بوليتسي جينيروسا, بلرم, صقلية, إيطاليا

Armenian:

Պոլիցի Ջեներոզա, Պալերմո, Սիցիլիա, Իտալիա

Basque:

Polizzi Generosa, Palermoko probintzia, Sizilia, Italia

Bulgarian:

Полици Дженероза, Палермо, Сицилия, Италия

Catalan:

Polizzi Generosa, Palerm, Sicília, Itàlia

Cebuano:

Polizzi Generosa, Palermo, Sicilia, Italya

Czech:

Polizzi Generosa, Provincie Palermo, Sicílie, Itálie

Danish:

Polizzi Generosa, Sicilien, Italien

Dutch:

Polizzi Generosa, Palermo, Sicilië, Italië

Esperanto:

Polizzi Generosa, Provinco Palermo, Sicilio, Italio

Farsi/Persian:

پولیتزی جنروسا, پالرمو, سیسیل, ایتالیا

Hungarian:

Polizzi Generosa, Palermo megye, Szicília, Olaszország

Japanese:

ポリッツィ・ジェネローザ, パレルモ県, シチリア, イタリア

Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):

Полицци-Дженероза, Сицилия, Италия

Latin:

Politium, Panormus, Sicilia, Italia

Lombard:

Polizzi Generosa, Pruvincia de Palermo, Sicilia, Italia

Malay:

Polizzi Generosa, Wilayah Palermo, Sicily, Itali

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Polizzi Generosa, Palermo Séng, Sicilia, Italia

Neapolitan:

Polizzi Generosa, Sicilia, Italia

Norwegian:

Polizzi Generosa, Provinsen Palermo, Sicilia, Italia

Norwegian (Nynorsk):

Polizzi Generosa, Provinsen Palermo, Sicilia, Italia

Piedmontese:

Polizzi Generosa, Provincia ëd Palerm, Sicilia, Italia

Polish:

Polizzi Generosa, Palermo, Sycylia, Włochy

Portuguese:

Polizzi Generosa, Palermo, Sicília, Itália

Romanian:

Polizzi Generosa, Provincia Palermo, Sicilia, Italia

Sardinian:

Polizzi Generosa, Provìntzia de Palermu, Sitzìlia, Itàlia

Scots:

Polizzi Generosa, Province o Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Serbian:

Полици Ђенероса, Палермо, Сицилија, Италија

Serbo-Croatian:

Polizzi Generosa, Palermo, Sicilija, Italija

Slovenian:

Polizzi Generosa, Palermo, Sicilija, Italija

South Azerbaijani:

پولیتزی جنروسا, سیسیل, ایتالیا

Swedish:

Polizzi Generosa, Palermo, Sicilien, Italien

Tagalog:

Polizzi Generosa, Palermo, Sicilia, Italya

Tarantino:

Polizzi Generosa, Provinge de Palermo, Sicilia, Itaglie

Ukrainian:

Поліцці-Дженероза, Палермо, Сицилія, Італія

Uzbek (Latin Script):

Polizzi Generosa, Palermo, Italiya

Vietnamese:

Polizzi Generosa, Palermo, Sicilia, Ý

Volapük:

Polizzi Generosa, Litaliyän

Waray:

Polizzi Generosa, Palermo, Sicilia, Italya

Pyrite and marcasite in marly limestones of the Polizzi Formation in the neighbourhood of the town (Catalano et al., 2011).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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ⓘ Limestone

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Sedimentary rock and sediment
- Sedimentary rock
  - Biochemical and chemical sedimentary rock

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Catalano, R., Avellone, G., Basilone, L., Contino, A., and Agate, M., eds. (2011): Note illustrative della Carta Geologica d’Italia alla scala 1:50.000, Foglio 609-596 Termini Imerese-Capo Plaia. ISPRA, Servizio Geologico d'Italia – Regione Siciliana-Assessorato Territorio e Ambiente, SystemCart S.r.l., Roma, 224 pp.

ⓘ 'Petroleum'

References:

Jervis, Guglielmo (1881) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia descrizione topografica e geologica di tutte le localita nel Regno d'Italia [The underground treasures of Italy topographical and geological description of all the locations in the Kingdom of Italy] Vol. 3 - Regione Delle Isole Sardegna e Sicilia. Ermanno Loescher.

ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'

References:

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Petroleum var. Bitumen'	-
ⓘ	''	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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.

Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

145 Ma (Late Jurassic)

Oldest Fossil Listed

151 Ma (Late Jurassic)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
👁 Image Acruliammina genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Placopsilinidae : *Acruliammina*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Bigenerina genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Textulariida : Textulariidae : *Bigenerina*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Bulbophragmium genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Labyrinthidomatidae : *Bulbophragmium*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Charentia genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Charentiidae : *Charentia*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Coscinophragma genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Coscinophragmatidae : *Coscinophragma*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Cribratina genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Cribratinidae : *Cribratina*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Everticyclammina genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Everticyclamminidae : *Everticyclammina*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Glomospira genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Spirillinida : Ammodiscidae : *Glomospira*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Haddonia genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Lituolidae : *Haddonia*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Mesoendothyra genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Mesoendothyridae : *Mesoendothyra*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Nautiloculina genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Nautiloculinidae : *Nautiloculina*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
Planiinvoluta genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Cornuspiridae : *Planiinvoluta*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Protopeneroplis genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Involutinida : Ventrolaminidae : *Protopeneroplis*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Reophax genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Reophacidae : *Reophax*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Spirillina genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Spirillinida : Spirillinidae : *Spirillina*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Textularia genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Textulariida : Textulariidae : *Textularia*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Verneuilina genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Verneuilinidae : *Verneuilina*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Ellipsactinia genus	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Axinellida : *Ellipsactinia*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Aplophyllia genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : *Aplophyllia*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Aulastraea genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Amphiastraeidae : *Aulastraea*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Stylina genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : *Stylina*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Thamnasteria genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : *Thamnasteria*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
Tubiphytes genus	Nigriporellidae : *Tubiphytes*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Bryozoa phylum	Animalia : Bryozoa	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Brachiopoda phylum	Animalia : Brachiopoda	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Echinoida order	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Echinoida	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Serpulidae family	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Chaetetidae family	Animalia : Porifera : Chaetetidae	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Inozoida suborder	Animalia : Porifera : Calcarea : Aspiculata : Inozoida	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Trocholina genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Involutinida : Trocholinidae : *Trocholina*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Neoteutloporella genus	Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : *Neoteutloporella*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
Miliolidae family	Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Miliolidae	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Mohlerina genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Discorbidae : *Mohlerina*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Nipponophycus genus	Chlorophyta : Bryopsidophyceae : Caulerpales : Halimedaceae : *Nipponophycus*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Sphinctozoa unranked clade	Animalia : Calcispongea : Sphinctozoa	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Barroisia siciliana species	Animalia : Porifera : Calcarea : Barroisiidae : Barroisia : *Barroisia siciliana*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
👁 Image Troglotella genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Monothalamea : Astrorhizida : Telamminidae : *Troglotella*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic

Fossil Localities

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Italy

Sicily
- Metropolitan City of Palermo
  - Polizzi Generosa
    - Late Jurassic🐚 Madonie Mountains

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polizzi_Generosa
Wikidata ID:	Q502657
GeoNames ID:	6537750

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