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Arami Alp, Gorduno, Bellinzona, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
Arami AlpMountain
Gorduno- not defined -
BellinzonaCommune
BellinzonaDistrict
TicinoCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 13' 47'' North , 8° 59' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.22991,8.98452
GeoHash:
G#: u0nqurykd
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Mountain
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gnosca571 (2013)2.9km
Gorduno671 (2013)3.9km
Claro2,296 (2013)4.2km
Moleno117 (2013)4.3km
Bellinzona16,572 (2013)4.8km
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ClubLocationDistance
Club Cercatori di Minerali e Fossili TicinoViganello, Ticino24km
Mindat Locality ID:
72012
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:72012:5
GUID (UUID V4):
d1641a69-89da-4bf8-8310-8df168d0d255
Other Languages:
Italian:
Alpe Arami, Bellinzona, Distretto di Bellinzona, Ticino, Svizzera


Outcrops of garnet lherzolite from mantle transition zone (300-450 km deep).
Olivine with ilmenite (intermediary phase between ilmenite and perovskite) exsolutions might result from the destabilization of ringwoodite or wadsleyite.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Description: Exsolution slabs in diopside.
β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Description: Exsolution lamellae in diopside. Inclusions in forsterite.
β“˜ Clinoenstatite
Formula: MgSiO3
Description: Exsolved from diopside.
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside
Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
β“˜ 'Edenite-Pargasite Series'
Description: Inclusions in Chromian Diopside.
β“˜ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Description: Exsolution lamellae in diopside.
β“˜ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
β“˜ 'Geikielite-Ilmenite Series'
β“˜ 'Humite Group' ?
Description: Intergrowths of humite type polysomes - Mg(OH,F)2 in olivine. the degree of ordering of these pulysomes was not given.
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ Omphacite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
β“˜ Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
β“˜Pyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
β“˜Clinoenstatite9.DA.10MgSiO3
β“˜Diopside
var. Chromium-bearing Diopside		9.DA.15Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
β“˜9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Omphacite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Unclassified
β“˜'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜'Geikielite-Ilmenite Series'-
β“˜'Humite Group' ?-
β“˜'Edenite-Pargasite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oβ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgβ“˜ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alβ“˜ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alβ“˜ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siβ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siβ“˜ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6

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References

Science, 2 April 1999, Vol. 284.
Bocchio, R., Ungaretti, L., and Rossi, G. (1978) Crystal chemical study of eclogitic amphiboles from Alpe Arami, Lepontine Alps, southern Switzerland. Soc. Ital. Mineral. Petrol. Rend.: 34: 453-470.
Paquin, J. and Altherr, R. (2002) Subduction-related lithium metasomatism during exhumation of the Alpe Arami ultrahigh-pressure garnet peridotite (Central Alps, Switzerland). Contributions to ineralogy and Petrology: 143: 623-640.
Paquin, J., Altherr, R., and Ludwig, T. (2004) Li-Be-B systematics in the ultrahigh-pressure garnet peridotite from Alpe Arami (central Swiss Alps): implications for slab-to-mantle wedge transfer. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett.: 218: 507-519.
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