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Lake Pescegallo, Gerola Alta, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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Lake PescegalloLake
Gerola AltaMunicipality
Sondrio ProvinceProvince
LombardyRegion
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 2' 17'' North , 9° 35' 11'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.03824,9.58652
GeoHash:
G#: u0nvfjh8n
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Lake
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gerola Alta152 (2014)3.7km
Cusio252 (2014)5.4km
Ornica209 (2014)5.5km
Santa Brigida635 (2012)6.5km
Averara166 (2014)6.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Club Cercatori di Minerali e Fossili TicinoViganello, Ticino48km
Mindat Locality ID:
259476
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:259476:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Lago di Pescegallo, Gerola Alta, Valle del Bitto di Gerola (Valgerola), Valtellina, Sondrio, Lombardia, Italia


Ancient siderite mines in the area among Lake Pescegallo, Mount Ponteranica, and Salmurano Pass. These open-cut mines exploited two siderite veins, from 10 to 20 m in length and from 0.5 to 3 m in thickness, which crosscut the embedding gneiss.

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3

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References

Bedognè, F., Montrasio, A., Sciesa, E. (2006) I minerali della media-alta Valtellina, delle Orobie valtellinesi e della Val Poschiavo. Aggiornamenti sulle altre località della provincia di Sondrio. Bettini, Sondrio, 255 pp.
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