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Corni d'Airale, Airale Valley, Torreggio Valley, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italyi
Regional Level Types
Corni d'AiraleMountain
Airale ValleyValley
Torreggio ValleyValley
Torre di Santa MariaMunicipality
Sondrio ProvinceProvince
LombardyRegion
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 14' 55'' North , 9° 46' 36'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.24873,9.77677
GeoHash:
G#: u0nzn7r4r
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Mountain
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Primolo125 (2014)5.8km
Chiesa in Valmalenco2,203 (2014)5.9km
Torre di Santa Maria396 (2014)6.0km
Santa Elisabetta123 (2014)6.6km
Caspoggio1,375 (2014)6.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
259135
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:259135:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Corni d'Airale, Val Airale, Valle Torreggio, Torre di Santa Maria, Valmalenco (Val Malenco), Valtellina, Sondrio, Lombardia, Italia


Perovskite-calcite veins in serpentinite blocks in the taluses at the foot of Corni d'Airale, to the north of Rifugio Bosio.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘPerovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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References

Bedognè, F., Montrasio, A., Sciesa, E. (1993) I minerali della provincia di Sondrio: Valmalenco. Bettini, Sondrio, 275 pp.
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