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Salza Mountain, Varaita di Rui Valley, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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Salza MountainMountain
Varaita di Rui ValleyValley
BellinoCommune
Cuneo ProvinceProvince
PiedmontRegion
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 37' 10'' North , 6° 57' 44'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Maddalena120 (2014)5.2km
Pontechianale208 (2012)5.4km
Saint-VΓ©ran286 (2016)11.7km
Molines-en-Queyras347 (2016)15.4km
Ceillac303 (2016)15.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
187395
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:187395:8
GUID (UUID V4):
c067a4c6-798f-4378-9c75-3928c7fa54e4
Name(s) in local language(s):
Monte Salza, Vallone di Varaita di Rui, Bellino, Val Varaita (Valle Varaita), Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italia


System of fissures filled with albite, calcite, hematite, and amphibole. Hematite crystal aggregates, in the form of iron roses, can attain the diametre of 3-4 cm.

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜ 'Amphibole Supergroup var. Byssolite'
Formula: AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
βœͺ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Habit: In the form of iron roses

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜'var. Byssolite'-AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3

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Wikipedia:https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Salza
Wikidata ID:Q3861952

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