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Quartz from
Lago Bianco, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland


Locality type:Lake
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lago Bianco, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1000651
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1000651:7
GUID (UUID V4):36c7a942-0244-4a1b-ad5f-89ca72eca347
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.8km (0.5 miles) Lake Cavagnoli (Lake Cavagnöö), Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
1.1km (0.7 miles) Lake Sfundau, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
1.3km (0.8 miles) Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
1.6km (1.0 miles) Lago Nero, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
1.9km (1.2 miles) Northeast slope, Pizzo dell'Arzo, Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
2.0km (1.2 miles) Poncione di Valleggia, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
2.0km (1.3 miles) Cristallina Pass, Torta Valley, Cristallina Valley, Ossasco, Bedretto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
2.2km (1.4 miles) Pizzo dell'Arzo, Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
2.7km (1.7 miles) Valleggia Glacier, Valleggia Valley, Ronco, Bedretto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
2.8km (1.7 miles) Lake Zött, Monte Basòdino northeast slope, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
patterns in the Lepontine Alps South Central Switzerland and an age of vertical movement on the Insubric...University of Berne, ErlachstraBe 9a, CH-3012 Berne, Switzerland Abstract. 96 new fission track (FT) apatite...the Lepontine Alps in the Maggia Valley, South Central Switzerland. Plotting measured mineral ages against...ophiolites in W. Switzerland and the Lower Austroalpine-Pennine boundary in E. Switzerland. From Oligocene...within the b r o a d uplifted region of the Aar-Ticino Culmination, the deepest levels o f the Pennine
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
younger geologic age. Analcime is found in saline-lake and terrestrial sediments in a warm, rather arid...Searles Lake in California and eolian tuff of the Olduvai Gorge in Tanganyika. At Searles Lake, phillipsite...formed by reaction between rhyolitic glass and saline lake water or interstitial water at the early stage of...conditions (HAY, 1963a). Phillipsites of Searles Lake and the Olduvai Gorge have formed under an alkaline...Off Chili (17) 19"S,72"W, Q Off Chili (I) Searles Lake, -_ _ Locality PHILLIPSITE IN SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
Book (edition)
3-85977-002-0 Copyright by Wepf & Co., Basel Printed in Switzerland Buchdruckcrci Birkhauser AG, Basel inTIWNRI...Kempartien. Vii.ttis Windgfillenhutte Binnatal Monti di Bodio Na 4,5 6,5 6,5 18 20 30 O'BRIEN (1955) und...Tobel Drun 5 5 6 7d 7b 10 Passo Naret Stollen Bavona-Peccia . .,, . ,. Na 10 Cao Kern �'i 'i.'l...das Auftreten seltener Trapezoederfla.chen fest, di e als Abstumpfung de r H auptrhomboederkanten auftraten...Plantes, in Paris ausgcstel lt mit dcr Bc­ zeichnung ,Quartz byalin, Viesch, Valais. Don General Bonaparte,
Catalog/List
parallel spars! 2^x2x1^", £15-00. 11. ANATASE/QUARTZ. Matskorhal,Ullensvang,Hordaload,Norway. Fine translucent...in and extending from.slightly smoky,prismatic Quartz. Specimen 'A'. (Very rich) 2x1-Jx5/8". £20.00....sprays of terminated,bladed xtls forming a 2x1-J" area on dark, fossiliferous Shale matrix. Specimen ‘A’...Austria. Lustrous grey intergrowth withi minor white Quartz inclus:;ions. 2-Jx1$xl4”, £5-00. striated with...xtls, richly interformed and covering Chalcedonic-Quartz matrix. 2-Jx2x1-J", £6.00. 20. APATITE/ORTHOCLASE
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geology of Switzerland, STUDER on the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ on Borings for R o c k Salt in Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . R o c k Salt in Switzerland, MERIAN on Borings for . . . . . . . . . . ....Geology of Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switzerland, STUD]~R...on the Lead-mines of Viconago, not far from the Lake of Lugano, that the mica-slate mountain which contains
Report (chapter)
biotite ages in a 1 m ultrabasic inclusion within a quartz diorite lens in the greenschist facies Alpine chloritoid...orthogneiss sample from Ponte Brolla in the Maggia Valley, central Alps from the analysis of different minerals...these two complexes are separated in the Aosta Valley by a thrust which, together with the accompanying...different grain size fractions from the Lower Aosta Valley (St6ckhert et al. 1986) indicated that only - 8...assemblage Kfeldspar + plagioclase + biotite + quartz; subduction or crustal thickening leads to the
Book
Professor Dr. ERMANNO GALLI Istituto di Mineralogia e Petrologia Universita di Modena Via S. Eufernia 19 1-41100...The facilities of the Centro Strumenti and Centro di Calcolo of Modena University were used for preparing...similar to a closed system, as typified by the saline lake basins. The Green River formation, including some... Punchbowl, Manana Island, Ulupau Head and Salt Lake Tuff, natrolite occurs with thomsonite and gonnardite...diorite from Bergen Hill, New Jersey; at Copper Falls, Lake Superior; - in the eleolite-syenite from Magnet
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Helvetic and Flysch Zone of the Central Alps (Switzerland) and along the margin of the Eastern Alps. P...the Swiss Alps, or for instance in the Semmering area (Fig. 4). Several rock types are the constituents...comparatively thin Mesozoic series, the Innsbruck quartz-phyllite and other metamorphic rocks. Penninie...detailed diagram showing the structural units in the area of the "Hohe Tauern", according to the concept which...Calcareous Alps rests upon the "Altkristallin". - - The area south of the Periadriatic Lineament, the Southern
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lava solidified into a black rock, containing no quartz but rich in the feldspar minerals pyroxene and...other minerals that sometimes occur in this way are quartz, pyroxene and olivine. A common type of traprock...its coarse grain structure. It contains mostly quartz and orthoclase feldspar with some smaller amounts...cases. Syenite is similar to granite but with no quartz. Sandstone (South Dakota, USA) _9_ A darker...similar structure is diorite. These rocks are poor in quartz but rich in plagioclase feldspar. Darker and even
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and is traversed by two or three thin veins of quartz." The thickness of the dyke is rather variable... and resembles a secondary felspar rather than quartz. The structure of the specimen is that of a very...generally composite. The mineral resembles secondary quartz rather than secondary felspar, and in its outer...probably a secondary felspar than quartz. On the eastern shore of the Lago Bianco a mass of schistose green rock...resemblance to a secondary felspar, t h o u g h quartz also may be present. 'l%ere are g r a n u l e s
Book
minerals of which seven pre- dominate. These are quartz and the silicate groups feldspar, feldspathoids...some minerals to occur together in igneous rock — quartz and olivine are not usually found together. We...minerals inigneous rocks: Leucocratic minerals quartz feldspars feldspathoids members of the feldspar...mineralogist will always check in a specimen to see if quartz or feldspar are present and how much there is of...or mafic minerals. Light minerals such as quartz, the feldspars and the feldspathoids are called
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
refers in particular to the Drifts of the Cotteswold area, and also gives a section of the Coalfield near...and the clear mineral, in some cases, seems to be quartz. .- The structure and most of the minerals appear...rather larger intrusive, mass by the side of the Lago Bianco shows more actinolite and signs of primary felspar...engaged, as district surveyor, on the borders of the Lake Country, being asscciated with Prof. Hughes, Mr... tramping together many a mile of mountain and valley. I am sure, if he were living now, he would have
Report (issue)
Discussion —————————————————————————46 Boise, Idaho, to Lake Mead, Nev ——————————— 18 Comparison with seismic-refraction...structure —————————————————————— 56 Shasta Lake to China Lake —————————————— 29 References cited ————————————————————————...City—————————————————————————————————————— 21. From Eureka to Lake Mead ——————————————————————————————————————— 22... 23. From Hiko to Lake Mead————————————————————————————————————————— 24. From Lake Mead to Eureka ——...——— Crustal cross section from Boise, Idaho, to Lake Mead, Nev —————————————————————————— in Page 4
Book
zeolites, feldspars, feldspathoids, scapolites, quartz minerals, and danburite. The relationship between...groups of minerals with a framework structure. Quartz minerals are composed of tetrahedra with four oxygen...Preexisting minerals like analcime, levyne, harmotome, quartz, and feldspar were not changed. The nomenclature...land surface, freshwater lake, or shallow sea; into a saline, alkaline lake; or into the ocean. LAND...analcime (with or without potassium feldspar and quartz) resulting from reaction of the solution with earlier
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zeolites, feldspars, feldspathoids, scapolites, quartz minerals, and danburite. The relationship between...groups of minerals with a framework structure. Quartz minerals are composed of tetrahedra with four oxygen...Preexisting minerals like analcime, levyne, harmotome, quartz, and feldspar were not changed. The nomenclature...land surface, freshwater lake, or shallow sea; into a saline, alkaline lake; or into the ocean. LAND...analcime (with or without potassium feldspar and quartz) resulting from reaction of the solution with earlier
Book
highlighted, while anyone interested in a certain area will still find his way by means of the more important...important references to the regional literature. The area thus treated in this text is limited to certain...information. Review literature on the whole of this area is scarce, and in fact limited to VON BUBNOFF (1926...Nee rae te licen Guat acy fie ah vague (a ak Sect di, agg eed ohaneasl caus) BSae Gane SNEEXORLES 5 oe...that follow. Western Europe, though so important an area in the eyes of its inhabitants, really is no more
Book (volume)
. . BARIUM FELSPARS.166 SILICA MINERALS.179 Quartz, Tridymite, Cristobalite . . . . .179 NEPHELINE...and weathering they are second in abundance to quartz in the arenaceous sediments, in which they occur...after the locality in the Adular Mountains, Switzerland. Sanidine is named from the Greek sanis (tablet)...which atoms are labelled only within the unique area, and Fig. 5a shows part of the structure as viewed...the effect of the twin axis on the vertical diads Di and D2 is to bring each into almost exact coincidence
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diterranean Reg ion 75 Paleomagnetism in the Me di t e rranean Area 83 A. Udias J . Van den Berg and J . D...geodynamic point of view the Alpine-Med i terranean area is a controversial region. The relation between...tion of internal movements in the Mediterranean area controlled by the opening of the Atlantic ocean...Commission): Pa l eomagnetism of the Alpine-Med i terranean area (convenors:F.Vine, M. Manzoni (EGS), geodynamic...Hsu) ,geophys i ca l anomalies in the Mediterranean area (conveners: A . Maruss i (EGS), C. Morelli), seismolog
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Geophysik, ETH Honggerberg, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland Prof. N. Balling, Department of Earth Sciences...Geophysik, ETH Honggerberg, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland Prof. P. Giese, Institut fiir Geophysik:, Freie...Geophysik, ETH Honggerberg, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland Prof. A. Pflffner, Geologisches lnstitut, Universitat...Universitat Bern, Balzerstrasse 1, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland Dr D. Roeder, Anschutz Overseas Corporation,...Colorado 80202, USA Prof. P. Scandone, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universita degli Studi, Via
 
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