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Lei Valley (Valle di Lei), Piuro, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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Lei Valley (Valle di Lei)Valley
PiuroMunicipality
Sondrio ProvinceProvince
LombardyRegion
ItalyCountry

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Valle di Lei and Lago di Lei

Lei Valley, Piuro, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Valle di Lei and Lago di Lei

Lei Valley, Piuro, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Valle di Lei and Lago di Lei

Lei Valley, Piuro, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 24' 48'' North , 9° 26' 11'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.41342,9.43657
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Valley
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
259746
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:259746:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Val di Lei-Madris
Other Languages:
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German:
Val di Lei, Piuro, Sondrio, Lombardei, Italien
Italian:
Valle di Lei (Val di Lei), Piuro, Sondrio, Lombardia, Italia
Lombard:
Val di Lei, Piür, Pruvincia de Sundri, Lumbardia (Lombardéa), Italia


Garnet- and crossite-bearing schists ("Casanna schists").
Glaucophane in garnet amphibolites.


This valley, located on the northern slope of the Alps (Rhine hydrographic basin), is included in municipal territory of Piuro.



Note: the given coordinates are for a point in the middle of the valley.

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Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Crossite'
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Glaucophane
Formula: ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘClinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘGlaucophane9.DE.25◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Crossite'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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References

Wilhelm, O. (1921) Beitrag zur Glaukophanfrage von Graubünden. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae, 16. 482-485 doi:10.5169/SEALS-157934
Zurflüh, E. (1961): Zur Geologie der Monte Spluga. Mitteilungen aus dem Geologischen Institut der Eidg. Technischen Hochschule [ETH] und der Universität Zürich, Serie C, 83, 117 pp.
Bedogné, F., Montrasio, A., and Sciesa, E. (1995) I minerali della provincia di Sondrio e della Bregaglia grigionese. Val Bregaglia, Val Masino, Val Codera e Valle Spluga. Bettini, Sondrio, 300 pp.
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