Lower Scerscen Glacier, Scerscen Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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Lower Scerscen Glacier | Glacier |
Scerscen Valley | Valley |
Lanzada | Municipality |
Sondrio Province | Province |
Lombardy | Region |
Italy | - not defined - |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 20' 26'' North , 9° 51' 28'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
193510
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:193510:6
GUID (UUID V4):
81719d12-b905-452e-8620-e05f5e62dace
Name(s) in local language(s):
Vedretta di Scerscen inferiore, Val Scerscen, Lanzada, Val Lanterna, Valmalenco (Val Malenco), Valtellina, Sondrio, Lombardia, Italia
Dolomite marbles and metaradiolarites, belonging to the sedimentary cover of the Margna nappe, in the area of Lower Scerscen Glacier.
Minerals are found in mineralised fissures in dolomite marbles (mainly along a belt between the elevation mark 3156 m and the proglacial lake impounded by the terminal moraine of the retreating glacier) and manganese-bearing mineralisation in metaradiolarites (along a belt between Pizzo Malenco and the glacier bottom). Numerous mineralised blocks are dispersed in the rock debris and moraines of the upper Scerscen Valley.
Crystalised minerals of the dolomite marble fissures include dolomite, calcite, rutile (acicular crystals up to 2 cm), apatite, fluorite, phengite, goyazite, hematite, and galena.
Components of the manganese mineralisation are rhodonite, spessartine, braunite, carbonates and various accessories. Anatase occurs as yellow tabular crystals in fissures inside quartz schist at the contact with the manganese mineralisation. Among the most interesting minerals of the manganese mineralisation: a Mn-bearing amphibole originally classified as "tirodite" (Bedognè et al, 1993; Stalder et al. 1998) and later as "manganocummingtonite" (Bedognè et al., 2006), as yellow or brown fibrous aggregates and flattened elongated crystals, often grouped in tufts up to 2 cm in length; pyrophanite, as yellow-brown plates and cherry-red to blood-red hexagonal tabular crystals, often grouped in rosettes up to 1 cm in diameter; tiragalloite, as orange to orange-red transparent wedge-like crystals up to several millimeters in length. It is interesting to remark that the first 4 mm-long tiragalloite crystals were found in an erratic block in 1956, but this mineral was correctly identified only in 1992 by Callegari et al.
Furthermore, dravite crystals are embedded in chlorite-rich quartz schist of the Margna nappe.
Note on the locality name:
some authors (for example Stalder et al, 1998) mention the Piz Scerscen south slope as the approximate locality of the Mn-bearing mineralisation, but this indication should be avoided because it is geographically incorrect. In fact, the Piz Scerscen south slope not only is situated 4.5-6 km NE of the actual outcrops but it also feeds a different glacier, the Upper Scerscen Glacier. The south-facing Upper Scerscen Glacier is bordered by Piz Sella (3506 m), Piz Roseg (3937 m), Piz Scerscen (3971 m), Piz Bernina south summit (4020 m), Cresta Guzza or CrestβAgΓΌzza (3854 m), Piz Argent (3945 m), and Punta Quinto Alpini (3333 m). The east-facing Lower Scerscen Glacier is bordered by Sassa dβEntova (3329 m), Pizzo Malenco (3438 m), Pizzo Tremoggia (3441 m), Piz GlΓΌschaint (3594 m), La Sella (3584 m), I Gemelli or Dschimels (3501 and 3497 m), and Pizzo Sella (3506 m). Once they have been joined, but now they are two separated glaciers.
Note on the Mn-bearing amphibole:
It was classified as βtiroditeβ (BedognΓ¨ et al., 1993) according to the amphibole nomenclature (Leake, 1978) in use at that time. Analyses showed the presence of Na, Fe, and Al. Later, according to a new amphibole nomenclature (Leake et al., 1997), the mineral was attributed to "manganocummingtonite" (BedognΓ¨ et al., 2006). After the institution of "parvowinchite" (Leake et al., 1997; Burke and Ferraris, 2003) it was supposed that the above-mentioned amphibole could be ascribed to this species, due to the presence of Na, Fe, and Al (although their amount in the empirical formula does not reach the minimum required threshold). A possible underestimation of the sodium content during the analyses has been inferred. In consequence of the last amphibole nomenclature (Hawthorne et al., 2012), in which the sodium-(magnesium-iron-manganese) amphibole (ex-βtiroditeβ) is named ferri-ghoseite, the Mn-bearing amphibole from Lower Scerscen Glacier has been tentatively ascribed to this species. New accurate analyses on both the fibrous facies and the idiomorphic crystals allowed to identify the orange mineral as a new species named clino-suenoite (Oberti et al., 2017).
06\07\2020 update: provided coordinates are still approximate (sort of centroid of collecting area), but at least now in the appropriate place.
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47 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Aegirine-augite Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 References: |
β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: |
β Anatase Formula: TiO2 References: |
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β 'Biotite var. Manganophyllite' Formula: K(Fe,Mg,Mn)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
β Bixbyite-(Mn) Formula: Mn3+2O3 References: |
β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
β Braunite Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 References: |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Clinochlore Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
β Clino-suenoite (TL) Formula: ◻{Mn2+2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 Type Locality: |
β Covellite Formula: CuS |
β Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 |
β Djurleite Formula: Cu31S16 |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
β Dravite Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β Formula: ◻[Mn2+Na][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 Habit: Acicular crystals to 4 mm Colour: Orange |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
β Friedelite Formula: Mn2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 References: |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Goyazite Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
β Hausmannite Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4 References: |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
β Idaite Formula: Cu5FeS6 |
β Jacobsite Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2O4 |
β Johannsenite Formula: CaMn2+Si2O6 References: |
β Kutnohorite Formula: CaMn2+(CO3)2 References: |
β Magnesio-riebeckite Formula: ◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe3+2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 References: |
β Manganberzeliite Formula: (NaCa2)Mn2+2(AsO4)3 References: |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
β Muscovite var. Phengite Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
β Piemontite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β Pyrophanite Formula: Mn2+TiO3 References: |
β Pyroxmangite Formula: Mn2+SiO3 References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
β RanciΓ©ite ? Formula: (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O References: |
β Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 References: |
β Rhodonite Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] References: |
β Richterite Formula: Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β Riebeckite Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
β RomanΓ¨chite Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 References: |
β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
β Saponite Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
β Sarkinite Formula: Mn2+2(AsO4)(OH) |
β Spessartine Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β Tephroite Formula: Mn2+2SiO4 References: |
β Tiragalloite Formula: Mn2+4As5+Si3O12(OH) |
β Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Djurleite | 2.BA.05 | Cu31S16 |
β | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Idaite | 2.CB.15a | Cu5FeS6 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Jacobsite | 4.BB.05 | Mn2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Hausmannite | 4.BB.10 | Mn2+Mn3+2O4 |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Pyrophanite | 4.CB.05 | Mn2+TiO3 |
β | Bixbyite-(Mn) | 4.CB.10 | Mn3+2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
β | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
β | RomanΓ¨chite | 4.DK.10 | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
β | RanciΓ©ite ? | 4.FL.40 | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 Β· 0.6H2O |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
β | Kutnohorite | 5.AB.10 | CaMn2+(CO3)2 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Manganberzeliite | 8.AC.25 | (NaCa2)Mn2+2(AsO4)3 |
β | Sarkinite | 8.BB.15 | Mn2+2(AsO4)(OH) |
β | Goyazite | 8.BL.10 | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Tephroite | 9.AC.05 | Mn2+2SiO4 |
β | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Braunite | 9.AG.05 | Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
β | Piemontite | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Tiragalloite | 9.BJ.25 | Mn2+4As5+Si3O12(OH) |
β | Dravite | 9.CK.05 | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β | Johannsenite | 9.DA.15 | CaMn2+Si2O6 |
β | Aegirine-augite | 9.DA.20 | (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 |
β | Clino-suenoite (TL) | 9.DE. | β»{Mn2+2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β | Ferri-ghoseite ? | 9.DE.20 | β»[Mn2+Na][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
β | Richterite | 9.DE.20 | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β | Riebeckite | 9.DE.25 | β»[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
β | Magnesio-riebeckite | 9.DE.25 | β»{Na2}{Mg3Fe3+2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β | Rhodonite | 9.DK.05 | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
β | Pyroxmangite | 9.DO.05 | Mn2+SiO3 |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | var. Phengite | 9.EC.15 | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
β | Saponite | 9.EC.45 | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O |
β | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
β | Friedelite | 9.EE.10 | Mn2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 |
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β | 'var. Manganophyllite' | - | K(Fe,Mg,Mn)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
H | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
H | β Friedelite | Mn82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 |
H | β Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
H | β Biotite var. Manganophyllite | K(Fe,Mg,Mn)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
H | β Magnesio-riebeckite | ◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β RanciΓ©ite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
H | β Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
H | β Riebeckite | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | β RomanΓ¨chite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
H | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
H | β Sarkinite | Mn22+(AsO4)(OH) |
H | β Tiragalloite | Mn42+As5+Si3O12(OH) |
H | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
H | β Ferri-ghoseite | ◻[Mn2+Na][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
H | β Clino-suenoite | ◻{Mn22+}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
B | Boron | |
B | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | β Kutnohorite | CaMn2+(CO3)2 |
C | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Anatase | TiO2 |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Bixbyite-(Mn) | Mn23+O3 |
O | β Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | β Friedelite | Mn82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 |
O | β Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
O | β Hausmannite | Mn2+Mn23+O4 |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Jacobsite | Mn2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Johannsenite | CaMn2+Si2O6 |
O | β Kutnohorite | CaMn2+(CO3)2 |
O | β Biotite var. Manganophyllite | K(Fe,Mg,Mn)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
O | β Manganberzeliite | (NaCa2)Mn22+(AsO4)3 |
O | β Magnesio-riebeckite | ◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Pyrophanite | Mn2+TiO3 |
O | β Pyroxmangite | Mn2+SiO3 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β RanciΓ©ite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
O | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
O | β Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | β Riebeckite | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | β RomanΓ¨chite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
O | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | β Sarkinite | Mn22+(AsO4)(OH) |
O | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Tephroite | Mn22+SiO4 |
O | β Tiragalloite | Mn42+As5+Si3O12(OH) |
O | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | β Ferri-ghoseite | ◻[Mn2+Na][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | β Clino-suenoite | ◻{Mn22+}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Na | β Manganberzeliite | (NaCa2)Mn22+(AsO4)3 |
Na | β Magnesio-riebeckite | ◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Na | β Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Na | β Riebeckite | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Na | β Ferri-ghoseite | ◻[Mn2+Na][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Mg | β Biotite var. Manganophyllite | K(Fe,Mg,Mn)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Mg | β Magnesio-riebeckite | ◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Mg | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Ferri-ghoseite | ◻[Mn2+Na][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | β Clino-suenoite | ◻{Mn22+}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Al | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | β Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Al | β Biotite var. Manganophyllite | K(Fe,Mg,Mn)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
Si | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Si | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | β Friedelite | Mn82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 |
Si | β Johannsenite | CaMn2+Si2O6 |
Si | β Biotite var. Manganophyllite | K(Fe,Mg,Mn)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Magnesio-riebeckite | ◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Pyroxmangite | Mn2+SiO3 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Si | β Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | β Riebeckite | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Tephroite | Mn22+SiO4 |
Si | β Tiragalloite | Mn42+As5+Si3O12(OH) |
Si | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | β Ferri-ghoseite | ◻[Mn2+Na][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | β Clino-suenoite | ◻{Mn22+}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | β Covellite | CuS |
S | β Digenite | Cu9S5 |
S | β Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Idaite | Cu5FeS6 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Friedelite | Mn82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | β Biotite var. Manganophyllite | K(Fe,Mg,Mn)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | β Johannsenite | CaMn2+Si2O6 |
Ca | β Kutnohorite | CaMn2+(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Manganberzeliite | (NaCa2)Mn22+(AsO4)3 |
Ca | β Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β RanciΓ©ite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
Ca | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Ca | β Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Ca | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Anatase | TiO2 |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | β Pyrophanite | Mn2+TiO3 |
Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Bixbyite-(Mn) | Mn23+O3 |
Mn | β Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
Mn | β Friedelite | Mn82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 |
Mn | β Hausmannite | Mn2+Mn23+O4 |
Mn | β Jacobsite | Mn2+Fe23+O4 |
Mn | β Johannsenite | CaMn2+Si2O6 |
Mn | β Kutnohorite | CaMn2+(CO3)2 |
Mn | β Biotite var. Manganophyllite | K(Fe,Mg,Mn)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Mn | β Manganberzeliite | (NaCa2)Mn22+(AsO4)3 |
Mn | β Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Mn | β Pyrophanite | Mn2+TiO3 |
Mn | β Pyroxmangite | Mn2+SiO3 |
Mn | β RanciΓ©ite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
Mn | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
Mn | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Mn | β RomanΓ¨chite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
Mn | β Sarkinite | Mn22+(AsO4)(OH) |
Mn | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Mn | β Tephroite | Mn22+SiO4 |
Mn | β Tiragalloite | Mn42+As5+Si3O12(OH) |
Mn | β Ferri-ghoseite | ◻[Mn2+Na][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mn | β Clino-suenoite | ◻{Mn22+}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Idaite | Cu5FeS6 |
Fe | β Jacobsite | Mn2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Biotite var. Manganophyllite | K(Fe,Mg,Mn)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Fe | β Magnesio-riebeckite | ◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Fe | β Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
Fe | β Riebeckite | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Fe | β Ferri-ghoseite | ◻[Mn2+Na][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
Cu | β Digenite | Cu9S5 |
Cu | β Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
Cu | β Idaite | Cu5FeS6 |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Manganberzeliite | (NaCa2)Mn22+(AsO4)3 |
As | β Sarkinite | Mn22+(AsO4)(OH) |
As | β Tiragalloite | Mn42+As5+Si3O12(OH) |
Sr | Strontium | |
Sr | β Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ba | β RomanΓ¨chite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
Italy
- Lombardy
- Sondrio Province
- Malenco ValleyValley
- Sondrio Province
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