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Verdasio, Centovalli, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
VerdasioHamlet
CentovalliMunicipality
LocarnoDistrict
TicinoCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 9' 43'' North , 8° 38' 10'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.16212,8.63619
GeoHash:
G#: u0nnse89v
GRN:
N31E05
Locality type:
Hamlet
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Palagnedra117 (2016)0.9km
Borgnone144 (2015)1.6km
Intragna864 (2016)5.2km
Dissimo158 (2014)6.1km
Ronco sopra Ascona671 (2016)7.3km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Club Cercatori di Minerali e Fossili TicinoViganello, Ticino30km
Other Languages:
Italian:
Verdasio, Centovalli, Distretto di Locarno, Ticino, Svizzera


Schist outcrop to the south of Verdasio hamlet, along the main Centovalli road (Via Centovalli).

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3 valid minerals.

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β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: 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.
β“˜ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Reference: 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.
β“˜ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Reference: 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.
β“˜ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Reference: 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
β“˜Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)

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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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