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Upper Scerscen Glacier, Scerscen Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy i
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Upper Scerscen Glacier, Scerscen Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy

VIEW OF UPPER SCERSCEN GLACIER

Upper Scerscen Glacier, Scerscen Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy

VIEW OF UPPER SCERSCEN GLACIER

Upper Scerscen Glacier, Scerscen Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

46° 21' 41'' North , 9° 52' 59'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

46.36144,9.88331

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Mindat Locality ID:

259285

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:259285:8

GUID (UUID V4):

0

Name(s) in local language(s):

Upper Scerscen Glacier, Val Scerscen, Lanzada, Val Lanterna, Valmalenco (Val Malenco), Valtellina, Sondrio, Lombardia, Italia

Fe-Cu mineralised vein, at the contact between phyllonites and granitoids of the Sella nappe, cropping out above Bivacco Parravicini.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

References:

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

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

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

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

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

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS

List of minerals for each chemical element

S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

AlpsAccretionary Complex

EuropeContinent

The AlpsMountain Range

Italy

Lombardy
- Sondrio Province
  - Malenco ValleyValley
    - Lanterna ValleyValley
  - ValtellinaValley

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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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