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Canciano Peak, Poschiavina Valley, Campo Moro Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italyi
Regional Level Types
Canciano PeakPeak
Poschiavina ValleyValley
Campo Moro ValleyValley
LanzadaMunicipality
Sondrio ProvinceProvince
LombardyRegion
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 16' 59'' North , 9° 59' 58'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Poschiavo3,428 (2017)6.4km
Brusio1,152 (2017)9.9km
Lanzada1,365 (2014)10.1km
Caspoggio1,375 (2014)10.8km
Vassalini247 (2014)10.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
27322
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27322:9
GUID (UUID V4):
540283dd-a877-4a5d-bfd4-eb27999b6421
Name(s) in local language(s):
Pizzo Canciano, Val Poschiavina, Valle di Campo Moro, Lanzada, Val Lanterna, Valmalenco (Val Malenco), Valtellina, Sondrio, Lombardia, Italia


Fissures in mica schist of the Margna nappe, at an elevation of about 2700 m, along the Pizzo Canciano north ridge. The paragenesis includes albite, quartz, anatase, rutile, brookite, and marcasite.

Realgar deposit in dolomite marble and breccias, belonging to the sedimentary cover of the Margna nappe, at the bottom of the Pizzo Scalino Glacier, at an elevation of 2730 m, on the Pizzo Canciano north slope. The paragenesis includes realgar, pararealgar, calcite, fluorite, dolomite, phengite, pharmacolite, stibnite, and valentinite. The same mineralisation continues on the Swiss territory, always on the north slope of the same mountain that is known there with the Lombard/Rhaeto-Romanic name of Piz Cancian (or Piz da Cancian) (http://www.mindat.org/loc-245927.html).

Lazulite nodules in white quartzite, at the bottom of the sedimentary cover of the Margna nappe, on the Pizzo Canciano north slope just below the realgar deposit. The paragenesis includes lazulite, hematite, galena, arsenopyrite, pyrophyllite, and other minor phosphates.




Note:
specimens of realgar and associated minerals from Pizzo Canciano in some collections are incorrectly labelled as from Pizzo Scalino, probably due to misidentification of the Pizzo Scalino Glacier with Pizzo Scalino.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


23 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Lazulite
Formula: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Phengite
Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
Pararealgar
Formula: As4S4
Pharmacolite
Formula: Ca(HAsO4) · 2H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Realgar
Formula: As4S4
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Valentinite
Formula: Sb2O3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Realgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
Pararealgar2.FA.15bAs4S4
Orpiment2.FA.30As2S3
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Valentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Lazulite8.BB.40MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Pharmacolite8.CJ.50Ca(HAsO4) · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Pyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Phengite9.EC.15KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PharmacoliteCa(HAsO4) · 2H2O
H Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
H PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnataseTiO2
O BrookiteTiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O HematiteFe2O3
O LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PharmacoliteCa(HAsO4) · 2H2O
O Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
O PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O ValentiniteSb2O3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Mg Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Al PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Si PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S OrpimentAs2S3
S PararealgarAs4S4
S PyriteFeS2
S RealgarAs4S4
S StibniteSb2S3
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca PharmacoliteCa(HAsO4) · 2H2O
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As OrpimentAs2S3
As PararealgarAs4S4
As PharmacoliteCa(HAsO4) · 2H2O
As RealgarAs4S4
SbAntimony
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb ValentiniteSb2O3
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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