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Alpe di Boggio (Alp de Bec), Soazza, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerlandi
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Alpe di Boggio (Alp de Bec)Alpine Pasture
SoazzaMunicipality
Moesa RegionRegion
GrisonsCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 20' 54'' North , 9° 11' 9'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Soazza371 (2017)3.4km
Lostallo691 (2017)4.0km
Rossa140 (2017)5.4km
Mesocco1,262 (2017)6.2km
Cama469 (2017)7.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Club Cercatori di Minerali e Fossili TicinoViganello, Ticino41km
Other Languages:
Italian:
Alpe di Boggio, Soazza, Regione Moesa, Grigioni, Svizzera
Lombard:
Alpe de Bec, Soazza, Region Moesa, Canton Grisun, Svizera


Outcrop of mica schist.

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3 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Reference: Kündig, Ernst (1926) Beiträge zur Geologie und Petrographie der Gebirgskette zwischen Val Calanca und Misox. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 6, 1, 1-101; Niggli, Ernst, and Niggli, Curt R. (1965) Karten der Verbreitung einiger Mineralien der alpidischen Metamorphose in den Schweizer Alpen (Stilpnomelan, Alkali-Amphibol, Chlorithoid, Staurolith, Disthen, Sillimanit). Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae, 58, 335-368.
Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Reference: Kündig, Ernst (1926) Beiträge zur Geologie und Petrographie der Gebirgskette zwischen Val Calanca und Misox. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 6, 1, 1-101; Niggli, Ernst, and Niggli, Curt R. (1965) Karten der Verbreitung einiger Mineralien der alpidischen Metamorphose in den Schweizer Alpen (Stilpnomelan, Alkali-Amphibol, Chlorithoid, Staurolith, Disthen, Sillimanit). Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae, 58, 335-368.
Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Reference: Kündig, Ernst (1926) Beiträge zur Geologie und Petrographie der Gebirgskette zwischen Val Calanca und Misox. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 6, 1, 1-101; Niggli, Ernst, and Niggli, Curt R. (1965) Karten der Verbreitung einiger Mineralien der alpidischen Metamorphose in den Schweizer Alpen (Stilpnomelan, Alkali-Amphibol, Chlorithoid, Staurolith, Disthen, Sillimanit). Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae, 58, 335-368.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
OOxygen
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
AlAluminium
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)

References

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Kündig, Ernst (1926) Beiträge zur Geologie und Petrographie der Gebirgskette zwischen Val Calanca und Misox. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 6, 1, 1-101.
Niggli, Ernst, and Niggli, Curt R. (1965) Karten der Verbreitung einiger Mineralien der alpidischen Metamorphose in den Schweizer Alpen (Stilpnomelan, Alkali-Amphibol, Chlorithoid, Staurolith, Disthen, Sillimanit). Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae, 58, 335-368.

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