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Cime di Plator, Valdidentro, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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Cime di PlatorMountain
ValdidentroMunicipality
Sondrio ProvinceProvince
LombardyRegion
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 30' 46'' North , 10° 17' 8'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.51300,10.28566
GeoHash:
G#: u0r2d53vc
GRN:
N32E06
Type:
Mountain
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Isolaccia1,147 (2014)2.7km
Tels101 (2014)2.9km
Semogo760 (2014)3.3km
Pradelle508 (2014)3.7km
Producena-Teola158 (2014)3.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
259762
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:259762:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Cime di Plator, Valdidentro, Valtellina (Veltlin), Sondrio, Lombardia, Italia


Limestone and dolostone blocks in the dumps of the works for the Premadio hydroelectric plant, along the Torri di Fraéle-Arnoga decauville, above Bosco di Sant'Antonio.

Gypsum horizons associated with Verrucano conglomerates (Theobald, 1866).

Sulphur veins in blocks of blackish limestone, disseminated in the little valley descending from the elevation mark 2937 m towards Cancano Lake (Bedogné et al., 2006).

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

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References

Theobald, G. (1866) Geologische Beschreibung der südöstlichen Gebirge von Graubünden und den angrenzenden Veltlin. Beitr. Geol. Karte Schweiz, 3, 359 pp.
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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