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Fontana, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerlandi
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LeventinaDistrict
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 31' 5'' North , 8° 33' 38'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Airolo1,559 (2016)4.1km
Andermatt1,258 (2013)13.3km
Peccia175 (2016)13.8km
Prato432 (2013)15.5km
Oberwald277 (2017)15.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
134416
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:134416:8
GUID (UUID V4):
116ad902-cc15-472b-8b44-b7c989295e6b
Name(s) in local language(s):
Fontana, Massiccio del San Gottardo, Leventina, Ticino (Tessin), Svizzera (Schweiz; Suisse)


Located in the Bedretto valley, west of Airolo.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

22 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Actinolite ?
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Description: Inclusions in quartz crystals.
β“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Bazzite
Formula: Be3Sc2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Bertrandite
Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Chabazite'
Description: Crystals to 7 mm.
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Cleusonite
Formula: (Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38
Description: Deetrmined by Nicolas Meisser
β“˜ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜ Crichtonite
Formula: Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
β“˜ Dessauite-(Y)
Formula: (Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hematite var. Iron Rose
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
β“˜ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Phenakite
Formula: Be2SiO4
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Senaite
Formula: Pb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
β“˜ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜var. Iron Rose4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Cleusonite4.CC.40(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38
β“˜Dessauite-(Y)4.CC.40(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
β“˜Crichtonite4.CC.40Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
β“˜Senaite4.CC.40Pb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
β“˜Quartz
var. Smoky Quartz
4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
β“˜Aeschynite-(Y)4.DF.05(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Phenakite9.AA.05Be2SiO4
β“˜Bertrandite9.BD.05Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
β“˜Bazzite9.CJ.05Be3Sc2(Si6O18)
β“˜Actinolite ?9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
β“˜'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] Β· nH2O
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'Chabazite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Hβ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hβ“˜ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Hβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Cleusonite(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BazziteBe3Sc2(Si6O18)
Beβ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Beβ“˜ PhenakiteBe2SiO4
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Oβ“˜ BazziteBe3Sc2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oβ“˜ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PhenakiteBe2SiO4
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Oβ“˜ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
Oβ“˜ Cleusonite(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38
Oβ“˜ Hematite var. Iron RoseFe2O3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BazziteBe3Sc2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ PhenakiteBe2SiO4
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
ScScandium
Scβ“˜ BazziteBe3Sc2(Si6O18)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Tiβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Tiβ“˜ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Tiβ“˜ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
Tiβ“˜ Cleusonite(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Vβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Crβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Mnβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Feβ“˜ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
Feβ“˜ Cleusonite(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38
Feβ“˜ Hematite var. Iron RoseFe2O3
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Znβ“˜ Cleusonite(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Srβ“˜ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
Srβ“˜ Cleusonite(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Yβ“˜ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Yβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Yβ“˜ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Yβ“˜ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Pbβ“˜ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
Pbβ“˜ Cleusonite(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38
ThThorium
Thβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
UUranium
Uβ“˜ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Uβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Uβ“˜ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
Uβ“˜ Cleusonite(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38

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