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Fibbia, Fontana, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
FibbiaMountain
FontanaHamlet
AiroloCommune
LeventinaDistrict
TicinoCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 32' 34'' North , 8° 32' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.54278,8.54750
GeoHash:
G#: u0q0f8b57
GRN:
N32E05
Type:
Mountain
KΓΆppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Airolo1,559 (2016)5.2km
Andermatt1,258 (2013)10.9km
GΓΆschenen464 (2013)14.3km
Oberwald277 (2017)14.8km
Peccia175 (2016)16.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
3225
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3225:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0358b40d-2c45-4d2b-8882-ceba244fabe4
Name(s) in local language(s):
Fibbia, Fontana, Massiccio del San Gottardo, Leventina, Ticino (Tessin), Svizzera (Schweiz; Suisse)


The Fibbia is a 2,738 m (ca. 8,983 ft) high mountain in the Swiss Lepontine Alps; the Fibbia overlooks the Gotthard Pass, in the canton of Ticino. Swiss coordinates 685Β΄055 / 155Β΄210.

A well-studied locality producing an abundance of Alpine-type minerals from a cleft system.

The locality has been described by Parker (1973) on pages 183, 184, 191 and 207. The location of xenotime is recorded from here, but the locations for bazzite at La Fibbia do not match the descriptions given in later literature.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


18 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Bazzite
Formula: Be3Sc2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Bertrandite
Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Chabazite'
Description: Crystals to 7 mm.
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Cleusonite
Formula: (Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38
Description: Determined by Nicolas Meisser
β“˜ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜ Crichtonite
Formula: Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
β“˜ Dessauite-(Y)
Formula: (Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hematite var. Iron Rose
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
β“˜ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Phenakite
Formula: Be2SiO4
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Senaite
Formula: Pb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
β“˜ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
β“˜ Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)

Gallery:

TiO2β“˜ Anatase
Be3Sc2(Si6O18)β“˜ Bazzite
β“˜ 'Chabazite'
(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38β“˜ Cleusonite
(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38β“˜ Dessauite-(Y)
Ca5(PO4)3Fβ“˜ Fluorapatite
Fe2O3β“˜ Hematite
Fe2O3β“˜ Hematite var. Iron Rose
KAlSi3O8β“˜ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Be2SiO4β“˜ Phenakite
SiO2β“˜ Quartz
SiO2β“˜ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
TiO2β“˜ Rutile
M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2Oβ“˜ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hematite
var. Iron Rose		4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Cleusonite4.CC.40(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38
β“˜Senaite4.CC.40Pb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
β“˜Dessauite-(Y)4.CC.40(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
β“˜Crichtonite4.CC.40Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
β“˜Quartz
var. Smoky Quartz		4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
β“˜Aeschynite-(Y)4.DF.05(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Phenakite9.AA.05Be2SiO4
β“˜Bertrandite9.BD.05Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
β“˜Bazzite9.CJ.05Be3Sc2(Si6O18)
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] Β· nH2O
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'Chabazite'-
β“˜'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Hβ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hβ“˜ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Hβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Hβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Cleusonite(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BazziteBe3Sc2(Si6O18)
Beβ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Beβ“˜ PhenakiteBe2SiO4
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Oβ“˜ BazziteBe3Sc2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oβ“˜ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PhenakiteBe2SiO4
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Oβ“˜ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
Oβ“˜ Cleusonite(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38
Oβ“˜ Hematite var. Iron RoseFe2O3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BazziteBe3Sc2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ PhenakiteBe2SiO4
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
ScScandium
Scβ“˜ BazziteBe3Sc2(Si6O18)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Tiβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Tiβ“˜ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Tiβ“˜ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
Tiβ“˜ Cleusonite(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Vβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Crβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Mnβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
FeIron
Feβ“˜ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Feβ“˜ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
Feβ“˜ Cleusonite(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38
Feβ“˜ Hematite var. Iron RoseFe2O3
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Znβ“˜ Cleusonite(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Srβ“˜ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
Srβ“˜ Cleusonite(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Yβ“˜ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Yβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Yβ“˜ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Yβ“˜ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Pbβ“˜ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
Pbβ“˜ Cleusonite(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38
ThThorium
Thβ“˜ Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
UUranium
Uβ“˜ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Uβ“˜ SenaitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Uβ“˜ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
Uβ“˜ Cleusonite(Pb,Sr)(U4+,U6+)(Fe2+,Zn)2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibbia
Wikidata ID:Q3652702

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References

Kipfer, A. (1974) Ein neues Hobby: Kleinmineralien sammeln und prΓ€parieren. Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, W. Keller & Co., Stuttgart, 64 pages [photo of albite from the locality on page 17] (in German).
HΓ€ani, Henry A. (1980) Mineralogische und Mineralchemische Untersuchunge an Beryll Aus Alpinen ZerrklΓΌften. UniversitΓ€t Basel.
Amacher, Peter (1982) Die Fibbia. Lapis, 7 (7-8) 28-30
Amacher, Peter (1982) Strahlen an der Fibbia. Lapis, 7 (7-8) 31
Heijboer, T.C. (2006) Origin and pathways of pro- and retro-grade fluid, PTh pathways and fluid-mineral equilibria from Alpine veins of the Central Alps: Case studies of the Fibbia and Amsteg areas. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Basel, 153 pages. The paragenetic table for the Fibbia clefts is Figure 4.5, page 68.
Moore, T.P. (2021) Alpine Rutile, Brookite and Anatase. Mineralogical Record: 52(3): 295-339 (Gottard Pass on page 315).
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