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Piz Rondadura, Val Rondadura, Val Medel, Medel (Lucmagn), Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
Piz Rondadura- not defined -
Val RondaduraValley
Val MedelValley
Medel (Lucmagn)Municipality
Surselva RegionRegion
GrisonsCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 34' 34'' North , 8° 45' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Osco109 (2016)9.5km
Prato432 (2013)10.4km
Dalpe179 (2016)11.4km
Faido1,512 (2017)11.7km
Airolo1,559 (2016)11.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
242510
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:242510:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Piz Rondadura, Val Rondadura, Val Medel, Graubünden (Grisons; Grischun), Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera)


Mountain (3016m) at the western end of Val Rondadura, bordering Val Nalps.

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2 valid minerals.

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'Gadolinite'
References:
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Description: Large, but thin crusts on the walls of small fissures in a porous quartzite containing small amounts of copper minerals, probably chalcopyrite. Northern walls of a ridge called "Scala de Marmel", north-east of the peak of Piz Rondadura.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Gadolinite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
CuCopper
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
  • AlpsAccretionary Complex
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