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Bodengo Valley, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 14' 20'' North , 9° 17' 31'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
219617
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:219617:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Val Bodengo, Valchiavenna, Sondrio, Lombardia, Italia


Bodengo Valley is a small lateral one in the west side of Chiavenna valley, near Gordona town.
There runs the Boggia, a small river who ends in Novate lake, catching two other river from Garzelli and Soe valley (mt. 1.392), on the hydrographic right.
Bodengo village (1030m) is on the top of road with last parking area. Take care paying the bill for access the road from Gordona to Bodengo (5 euros).
The town is composed by few house, a church, and all around many small gardens with vegetables.
The pathway for upper Bodengo valley starts soon after the first bridge on the Boggia river: it is a large road, available only if you go with a 4x4 car and pass.
The path goes through three alps, characterized by votive chapel, cows and sheep shelters, some chalets.
All over the valley mighty stones remember the Last Glacial Maximum events and the last catastrophic flood in 1983.

Research in Bodengo valley takes place on the riverbed and all over the detrital fan.

Pegmatites are part of the so-called Bodengo pegmatite area, a large region including the upper portions of a series of valleys (Leggia and Cama valleys, Moesa, Graubünden, Switzerland; Bodengo, Soè and Garzelli valleys, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy; Dosso and Darengo valleys, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy) located between the Mesolcina (west) and Mera (east) valleys, Southern Steep Belt of the Central Alps.

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

19 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
'Almandine-Spessartine Series'
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Columbite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Graftonite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2
'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Stanĕkite
Formula: (Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(PO4)O
Tapiolite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Ta2O6
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Triphylite var. Ferrisicklerite
Formula: Li1-x(Fe3+xFe2+1-x)PO4
Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Tapiolite-(Fe)4.DB.10Fe2+Ta2O6
Columbite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Triphylite
var. Ferrisicklerite
8.AB.10Li1-x(Fe3+xFe2+1-x)PO4
Graftonite8.AB.20Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2
Stanĕkite8.BB.15(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(PO4)O
Chlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
'Almandine-Spessartine Series'-
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'K Feldspar'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
LiLithium
Li Triphylite var. FerrisickleriteLi1-x(Fex3+Fe2+1-x)PO4
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnataseTiO2
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Triphylite var. FerrisickleriteLi1-x(Fex3+Fe2+1-x)PO4
O Tapiolite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
O GraftoniteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2
O Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Stanĕkite(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(PO4)O
O Almandine-Spessartine Series
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg Stanĕkite(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(PO4)O
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Almandine-Spessartine Series
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Almandine-Spessartine Series
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
P Triphylite var. FerrisickleriteLi1-x(Fex3+Fe2+1-x)PO4
P GraftoniteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2
P VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P Stanĕkite(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(PO4)O
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MnManganese
Mn Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Mn Stanĕkite(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(PO4)O
Mn Almandine-Spessartine Series
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe Triphylite var. FerrisickleriteLi1-x(Fex3+Fe2+1-x)PO4
Fe Tapiolite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
Fe GraftoniteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Fe Stanĕkite(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(PO4)O
Fe Almandine-Spessartine Series
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
TaTantalum
Ta Tapiolite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6

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