Gabbro, Rosignano Marittimo

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Location of Gabbro in Italy
Coordinates: 43°28′57″N10°26′26″E / 43.48250°N 10.44056°E / 43.48250; 10.44056
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Flag of Tuscany.svg  Tuscany
Province Livorno (LI)
Comune Rosignano Marittimo
Elevation
204 m (669 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total898
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 from Livorno and 10 km from Rosignano Marittimo.

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

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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   978-90-481-4020-6