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Dombastone Valley, Sondalo, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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Dombastone ValleyValley
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 19' 16'' North , 10° 21' 31'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
16684
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16684:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Val di Dombastone, Sondalo, Valtellina, Sondrio, Lombardia, Italia


This locality is to be intended as a wide collecting area, virtually extended to the whole idrographic catchment of the Dombastone Creek.
The reported minerals are found encased within quartz, feldspars and micas in pegmatitic dykes reportedly of late-hercynian age.
In situ dykes are not easy to find and even harder to be accessed. Therefore the majority of the minerals are found within pegmatitic boulders along the main creek as well as the secondary ones.

The provided geographycal coordinates are referred to the mid point of the lowermost part of the valley, whose access is easy and quick.

Caution and mountanering experience are required to reach the upper part of the valley by vague paths or along gullies.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Chrysoberyl
Formula: BeAl2O4
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chrysoberyl4.BA.05BeAl2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Unclassified
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
AlAluminium
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
SiSilicon
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

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