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Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerlandi
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General view of Passo Venett-Zone

Venett, Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
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Dolomite zone with corundum, tourmaline and tremolite

Venett, Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
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Dolomite zone with Corundum, Tourmaline, Tremolite

Venett, Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
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General view of Passo Venett-Zone

Venett, Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
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Dolomite zone with corundum, tourmaline and tremolite

Venett, Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
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Dolomite zone with Corundum, Tourmaline, Tremolite

Venett, Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
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General view of Passo Venett-Zone

Venett, Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
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Dolomite zone with corundum, tourmaline and tremolite

Venett, Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 27' 24'' North , 8° 46' 16'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.45667,8.77111
GeoHash:
G#: u0q0r94vt
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Valley
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
144848
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:144848:4
GUID (UUID V4):
3e48f367-9885-445c-a825-fc9668afb73f
Name(s) in local language(s):
Val Piumogna, Leventina, Ticino (Tessin), Svizzera (Schweiz; Suisse)


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14 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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β“˜ Chrysoberyl
Formula: BeAl2O4
Description: A specimen of chrysoberyl on fine-grained dolomite kept at the Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy, reputedly comes from this locality.
β“˜ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
β“˜ Corundum var. Ruby
Formula: Al2O3
β“˜ Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
Colour: Pink
β“˜ Diaspore
Formula: AlO(OH)
Habit: Prismatic and tabular, striated crystals to 1 cm
Colour: Colourless, pale yellow, pale purple
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
Description: Inclusions in tremolite.
β“˜ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜ Meionite
Formula: Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
β“˜ Svanbergite
Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ Tremolite (TL)
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Description: Identified by Pini as 'scerlo bianco' (= white schorl) from 'Valle Maggia'.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Chrysoberyl4.BA.05BeAl2O4
β“˜Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
β“˜var. Ruby4.CB.05Al2O3
β“˜var. Sapphire4.CB.05Al2O3
β“˜Diaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Svanbergite8.BL.05SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
β“˜Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Tremolite (TL)9.DE.10β—»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Meionite9.FB.15Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Hβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Hβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
BBoron
Bβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
Cβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Oβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Oβ“˜ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
Oβ“˜ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Oβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Naβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Alβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Alβ“˜ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Alβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
Alβ“˜ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Alβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Alβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Siβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Sβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Caβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6

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Wikipedia:https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_Piumogna
Wikidata ID:Q2507769

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