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Primolo, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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Actinolite

Primolo, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Actinolite

Primolo, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Actinolite

Primolo, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Actinolite

Primolo, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Actinolite

Primolo, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Actinolite

Primolo, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 16' 20'' North , 9° 50' 33'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.27228,9.84276
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Town
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Mindat Locality ID:
220895
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:220895:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Primolo, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Valmalenco (Val Malenco), Valtellina, Sondrio, Lombardia, Italia


Fractured and altered serpentinite.

Apple-green incrustations on a serpentinite block along the road Chiesa in Valmalenco-Primolo, found at an elevation of 1125 m before the third bridge on Secchione brook by P. Sigismund in 1930, have been determined as morenosite by Cavinato (1936). This was, at that time, the first record of morenosite for Malenco valley and Italy. In Palache et al. (1951) this find has been reported as from Val Malenco only, but analysis #4 in the annexed table of selected analytical data gives the reference to Cavinato's publication.

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3 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘNickelhexahydrite7.CB.25Ni(SO4) · 6H2O
ⓘMorenosite7.CB.40NiSO4 · 7H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Hⓘ NickelhexahydriteNi(SO4) · 6H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Oⓘ NickelhexahydriteNi(SO4) · 6H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ NickelhexahydriteNi(SO4) · 6H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
NiNickel
Niⓘ MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Niⓘ NickelhexahydriteNi(SO4) · 6H2O

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References

Cavinato, A. (1936) La morenosite della Val Malenco, Rend. R. Acc. Naz. Lincei, Serie 6, 25, 399-401.
Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Bedognè, F., Montrasio, A., Sciesa, E. (1993) I minerali della provincia di Sondrio: Valmalenco. Bettini, Sondrio, 275 pp.
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