Sasso Pisano

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Sasso Pisano
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Sasso Pisano
Location of Sasso Pisano in Italy
Coordinates: 43°10′2″N10°51′51″E / 43.16722°N 10.86417°E / 43.16722; 10.86417 Coordinates: 43°10′2″N10°51′51″E / 43.16722°N 10.86417°E / 43.16722; 10.86417
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Flag of Tuscany.svg  Tuscany
Province Pisa (PI)
Comune Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina
Elevation
487 m (1,598 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total203
Demonym(s) Sasserini
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
56041
Dialing code (+39) 0588

Sasso Pisano is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina, province of Pisa. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 213. [1]

Sasso Pisano is about 102 km from Pisa and 9 km from Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina.

The mineral sassolite was named after Sasso Pisano. It was found in lagoons throughout Tuscany and Sasso [2] and was the main source of European borax from 1827 to 1872, when American sources replaced it. [3] [4]

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References

  1. (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Pisa (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat.
  2. Webmineral.com
  3. Garrett, Donald E. (1998). Borates: handbook of deposits, processing, properties, and use. Academic Press. pp. 102, 385–386. ISBN   978-0-12-276060-0.
  4. Calvert, J. B. "Boron". University of Denver. Retrieved 2009-05-05.