St Gotthard pass road tunnel, St Gotthard pass area, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types | |
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St Gotthard pass road tunnel | Tunnel |
St Gotthard pass area | Mountain Area |
Airolo | Commune |
Leventina | District |
Ticino | Canton |
Switzerland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 32' 39'' North , 8° 33' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
193355
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:193355:3
GUID (UUID V4):
c063a102-020d-4f60-9e75-e85b5d7223c5
Name(s) in local language(s):
Passo del San Gottardo, Massiccio del San Gottardo, Leventina, Ticino (Tessin), Svizzera (Schweiz; Suisse)
Finds in Alpine-type clefts in Fibbia gneiss during construction of a tunnel of the new road to the pass, from 1962 to 1964. Minor mineralised quartz veins and pegmatites were also encountered.
Located southeast of the St Gotthard pass.
Not to be confused with the St Gotthard Highway tunnel (south section).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
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