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]
References
^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. ISBN978-90-481-4020-6
External links
"Gabbro". Comune di Rosignano Marittimo. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2019.