Gabbro, Rosignano Marittimo

Gabbro
Frazione
Gabbro Location of Gabbro in Italy
Coordinates: 43°28′57″N10°26′26″E / 43.48250°N 10.44056°E / 43.48250; 10.44056
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Livorno (LI)
Comune	Rosignano Marittimo
Elevation	204 m (669 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	898
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	57016
Dialing code	(+39) 0586

Gabbro is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Rosignano Marittimo, province of Livorno. At the time of the 2011 census its population was 898.

The village is about 12 km (7+1⁄2 miles) from Livorno and 10 km (6+1⁄4 miles) from Rosignano Marittimo.

It gave its name to the type of rock known as gabbro. ^[1]

References

1. Bortolotti, V. et al. Chapter 11: Ophiolites, Ligurides and the tectonic evolution from spreading to convergence of a Mesozoic Western Tethys segment in F. Vai, G.P. and Martini, I.P. (editors) (2001) Anatomy of an Orogen: The Apennines and Adjacent Mediterranean Basins, Dordrecht, Springer Science and Business Media, p. 152. ISBN   90-481-4020-X.

External links

• "Gabbro". Comune di Rosignano Marittimo. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2019.