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Lake Cavagnoli (Lake Cavagnöö), Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
Lake Cavagnoli (Lake Cavagnöö)Lake
Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area)Mountain Area
Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area)- not defined -
Bavona ValleyValley
CevioMunicipality
VallemaggiaDistrict
TicinoCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 27' 19'' North , 8° 30' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.45552,8.50960
GeoHash:
G#: u0q038urp
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Lake
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ponte159 (2014)10.8km
Formazza448 (2012)10.8km
Airolo1,559 (2016)11.3km
Peccia175 (2016)11.7km
Cavergno481 (2016)14.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
188951
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188951:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Lago dei Cavagnoli (Lago dei Cavagnöö), Ghiacciaio dei Cavagnöö (Ghiacciaio dei Cavagnoli; Area dei Cavagnöö; Area dei Cavagnoli), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Area del Lago di Robièi), Val Bavona (Valle Bavona), Cevio, Distretto di Vallemaggia, Ticino, Svizzera


Lago dei Cavagnöö (or Lago dei Cavagnoli) is an artificial lake located at an elevation of 2310 m.

Ankerite crystals were found during the constrcution of the 111-m-high arch dam. Minerals were also found in roadcuts and outcrops around the knoll at 2323 m (see placeholder), just to the norteast of the dam; the mineralised clefts occur in gneiss at the contact with mica schist and dolostone.

The frontal moraine of Ghiacciaio dei Cavagnöö, located at 2260-2270 m, was submerged by Lake Cavagnoli after the dam was built in 1967, as well as most of the deep gorge carved in gneiss and marble by the glacial waters of the Bavona stream. In the moraine boulders and in the deep gorge, Taddei (1937) reported the presence of some crystallised minerals (quartz, adularia, muscovite, siderite, and rutile).

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8 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3

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References

Taddei, C. (1937) Dalle Lepontine al Ceneri. Note di geo-mineralogia. Istituto Editoriale Ticinese, Bellinzona, 182 pp.
Weiß, Stefan (1982) Das Cavagnoli-Gebiet [The Cavagnoli area]. Lapis, 7 (7-8) 17-25
Stalder, H.A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S., Stuker, P. (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf.
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