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Vizze pass (Pfitsch pass), San Giacomo, Vizze Valley (Pfitsch Valley), Bolzano Province (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

(Passo di Vizze (Pfitscher Joch), San Giacomo, Val di Vizze (Pfitschtal), Bolzano (Sud Tirolo; Südtirol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italia)

Mineral finds have also been reported from localities on the Austrian side of the pass. They are listed separately (http://www.mindat.org/loc-8181.html).

Refs.:
- Morteani, G. & Ackermand, D. (1996): Aluminium phosphates in muscovite-kyanite metaquartzites from Passo di Vizze (Alto Adige, NE Italy). European Journal of Mineralogy, 8, 853-869.
- Folie, K., Moro, M., Perugini, A., Rocchetti, I. (2004): Genthelvin vom Pfitscher Joch - ein seltenes Vorkommen in den Alpen. Mineralien-Welt, 15(3), 74-75.
- Gartner, A. & Weiss, S. (2005): Blauer Genthelvin aus Südtirol – ein sensationeller Fund. Lapis 30(10), 20-23.





Map Reference: 46°59'43"N , 11°39'36"E

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Mineral list contains contents from all localities listed at bottom of page


Mineral List:
  • Actinolite
  • Aeschynite-(Y)
  • Albite
    var: Pericline
  • Almandine
  • Anatase
  • Andalusite
  • Ankerite
  • 'Apatite'
  • Bearthite
  • Bertrandite
  • Beryl
  • Biotite
  • Brookite
  • Calcite
  • Celestine
  • 'Chabazite'
  • 'Chlorite Group'
  • Crandallite
  • Epidote
  • Euxenite-(Y)
  • Fluorite
  • Gadolinite-(Y)
  • Genthelvite
  • Goyazite
  • Hematite
  • 'Hornblende'
  • Ilmenite
  • Kyanite
  • Lazulite
  • Magnesite
  • Magnetite
  • Muscovite
  • Orthoclase
    var: Adularia
  • Prehnite
  • Pyrite
  • Quartz
  • Rutile
  • Schorl
  • 'Serpentine Group'
  • Siderite
  • Spinel
  • Staurolite
  • Svanbergite
  • Talc
  • Titanite
  • 'Tourmaline Group'
  • Zoisite


    47 entries listed. 38 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    Italy
     
    • Trentino-Alto Adige
      • Bolzano Province (South Tyrol)
        • Vizze Valley (Pfitsch Valley)
          • San Giacomo
            • Vizze pass (Pfitsch pass)
    Italy
     
    • Trentino-Alto Adige
      • Bolzano Province (South Tyrol)
        • Vizze Valley (Pfitsch Valley)
          • San Giacomo
            • Vizze pass (Pfitsch pass)

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