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Nufenen pass area (Novena Pass area), Switzerlandi
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Mittaghorn and Pizzo Gallina

Nufenen pass area, Switzerland
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Nufenen pass

Nufenen pass, Nufenen pass area, Ägene Valley, Ulrichen, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Anatase

Nufenen pass area, Switzerland
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Mittaghorn and Pizzo Gallina

Nufenen pass area, Switzerland
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Nufenen pass

Nufenen pass, Nufenen pass area, Ägene Valley, Ulrichen, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Anatase

Nufenen pass area, Switzerland
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Mittaghorn and Pizzo Gallina

Nufenen pass area, Switzerland
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Nufenen pass

Nufenen pass, Nufenen pass area, Ägene Valley, Ulrichen, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° North , 8° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~4km
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Area
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
108900
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:108900:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Nufenen pass area (Novena Pass area), Ägene Valley (Äginen Valley; Aeginen Valley), Ulrichen, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland; Novena Pass area (Nufenen Pass area; Passo della Novena area), All'Acqua, Bedretto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Name(s) in local language(s):
Nufenenpassgebiet, Ägenetal, Ulrichen, Goms, Wallis (Valais), Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera)


The highest point of the Nufenen pass road is at 2478 m.
Swiss coordinates 672´830 / 147´755.

There two parts of this area, the Valais part and the Ticino part. The latter is the area around Passo della Novena/Nufenen Pass at the head of Bedretto Valley, to the north of Passo del Corno/Cornopass.

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8 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
References:
(n.d.)
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Description: Small euhedral superficially oxidized grains in quartz veins.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘvar. Sagenite (of Saussure)4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Oⓘ Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)TiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)TiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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