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St Gotthard pass road tunnel, St Gotthard pass area, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
St Gotthard pass road tunnelTunnel
St Gotthard pass areaMountain Area
AiroloCommune
LeventinaDistrict
TicinoCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 32' 39'' North , 8° 33' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Airolo1,559 (2016)4.0km
Andermatt1,258 (2013)10.4km
Göschenen464 (2013)13.9km
Oberwald277 (2017)16.1km
Prato432 (2013)16.3km
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).

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2

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