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Forno glacier, Val Forno, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerlandi
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Forno glacierGlacier
Val FornoValley
Upper Val BregagliaValley
BregagliaMunicipality
Maloja RegionRegion
GrisonsCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 19' 28'' North , 9° 42' 5'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
188954
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188954:6
GUID (UUID V4):
3f0136f7-d5e3-408f-b0a2-ff3c2705059f
Name(s) in local language(s):
Vadrec del Forno, Val Forno, Val Bregaglia (Bergell), GraubΓΌnden (Grisons; Grischun), Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera)


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
References:
β“˜ Beryl var. Aquamarine
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
References:
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Dumortierite
Formula: Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Habit: Acicular crystals to several mm
Colour: Blue, violet-blue
Description: Inclusions in quartz.
β“˜ Galenobismutite
Formula: PbBi2S4
β“˜ Gonnardite
Formula: (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
β“˜ Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Powellite
Formula: Ca(MoO4)
Habit: Minute pseudo-octahedrons
Colour: Yellowish
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Uranopolycrase
Formula: (U4+,Y)(Ti,Nb)2O6

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Galenobismutite2.JC.25ePbBi2S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Uranopolycrase4.DG.05(U4+,Y)(Ti,Nb)2O6
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Powellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Dumortierite9.AJ.10Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
β“˜Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
β“˜9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Gonnardite9.GA.05(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 Β· 3H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Oβ“˜ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Oβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ Uranopolycrase(U4+,Y)(Ti,Nb)2O6
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Alβ“˜ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Alβ“˜ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Siβ“˜ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Caβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiβ“˜ Uranopolycrase(U4+,Y)(Ti,Nb)2O6
FeIron
Feβ“˜ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ Uranopolycrase(U4+,Y)(Ti,Nb)2O6
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Uranopolycrase(U4+,Y)(Ti,Nb)2O6
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Moβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
UUranium
Uβ“˜ Uranopolycrase(U4+,Y)(Ti,Nb)2O6

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