Sasso Pisano
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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]
References
- Istat.
- ^ Webmineral.com
- ISBN 978-0-12-276060-0.
- ^ Calvert, J. B. "Boron". University of Denver. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
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