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Cengal glacier, Bondasca Valley, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
Cengal glacierGlacier
Bondasca ValleyValley
Upper Val BregagliaValley
BregagliaMunicipality
Maloja RegionRegion
GrisonsCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 17' 33'' North , 9° 35' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
134447
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:134447:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Vadrec dal Cengal, Val Bondasca, Val Bregaglia (Bergell), Graubünden (Grisons; Grischun), Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera)


Split glacier. Coordinates are for the Cengalo Sud-Est glacier.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chabazite'
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Krupkaite
Formula: PbCuBi3S6
Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S
Description: Elongated inclusions to 0.2 mm long in krupkaite.
Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Colour: Yellow
Description: Uranium-bearing coatings on zeolite minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Tetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
Krupkaite2.HB.05aPbCuBi3S6
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Unclassified
'Chabazite'-
'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
H LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
H UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
O LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
O UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
NaSodium
Na Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Al LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Si LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Si UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
SSulfur
S KrupkaitePbCuBi3S6
S TetradymiteBi2Te2S
KPotassium
K Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Ca LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Ca UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
FeIron
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CuCopper
Cu KrupkaitePbCuBi3S6
TeTellurium
Te TetradymiteBi2Te2S
PbLead
Pb KrupkaitePbCuBi3S6
BiBismuth
Bi KrupkaitePbCuBi3S6
Bi TetradymiteBi2Te2S
UUranium
U UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

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