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Macugnaga, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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MacugnagaCommune
Verbano-Cusio-Ossola ProvinceProvince
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Macugnaga651 (2012)
Staffa253 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
272143
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:272143:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Macugnaga, Province du Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piémont, Italie
German:
Macugnaga, Provinz Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemont, Italien
Italian:
Macugnaga, Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italia
Russian:
Макуньяга, Провинция Вербано-Кузио-Оссола, Пьемонт, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
马库尼亚加, 韋爾巴諾-庫西亞-奧索拉省, 皮埃蒙特, 意大利
Spanish:
Macugnaga, Provincia de Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piamonte, Italia
Alemannic:
Macugnaga, Provinz Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemont, Italie
Armenian:
Մակունյագա, Վերբանիո-Կուզիո-Օսոլա, Պիեմոնտ, Իտալիա
Basque:
Macugnaga, Verbano-Cusio-Ossolako probintzia, Piemonte, Italia
Belarusian:
Макун'яга, правінцыя Вербана-Кузья-Асола, П’емонт, Італія
Bulgarian:
Макуняга, Вербано-Кузио-Осола, Пиемонт, Италия
Catalan:
Macugnaga, Província de Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemont, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Macugnaga, Provincia Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italya
Dutch:
Macugnaga, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piëmont, Italië
Esperanto:
Macugnaga, Provinco Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonto, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
ماونیاجا, استان وربانو-کوزیو-اوسولا, پیمونت, ایتالیا
Finnish:
Macugnaga, Verbano-Cusio-Ossolan maakunta, Piemonte, Italia
Hungarian:
Macugnaga, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola megye, Piemont, Olaszország
Japanese:
マクニャーガ, ヴェルバーノ・クジオ・オッソラ県, ピエモンテ州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Макуньяга, Пьемонт, Италия
Latin:
Macuniaca, Provincia Verbanensis Cusiana Oscelensis, Pedemontium, Italia
Lombard:
Machignaga, Pruvincia del Verban-Cüsi-Ossula (Provincia del Verban-Cusi-Ossola), Piemont (Piemunt), Italia
Malay:
Macugnaga, Wilayah Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Macugnaga, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Séng, Piemonte, Italia
Neapolitan:
Macugnaga, Pruvincia 'e Verbano Cusio Ossola, Piemunte, Italia
Norwegian:
Macugnaga, Verbano Cusio Ossola, Piemonte, Italia
Occitan:
Macugnaga, Província del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemont, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
Macugnaga, Provincia dël Verban-Cusi-Òssola, Piemont, Italia
Polish:
Macugnaga, Prowincja Cusio Ossola, Piemont, Włochy
Portuguese:
Macugnaga, Verbano Cusio Ossola, Piemonte, Itália
Romanian:
Macugnaga, Provincia Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemont, Italia
Serbian:
Макуњага, Вербано-Кузио-Осола, Пијемонт, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Macugnaga, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Pijemont, Italija
Sicilian:
Macugnaga, Pruvincia dô Virbanu-Cusiu-Ossula, Piemunti, Italia
South Azerbaijani:
ماونیاجا, وربانو-کوزیو-اوسولا اوستانی, ایتالیا
Tagalog:
Macugnaga, Verbano Cusio Ossola, Piemonte, Italya
Tarantino:
Macugnaga, Provinge d'u Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Itaglie
Ukrainian:
Макуньяга, Вербано-Кузіо-Оссола , П'ємонт, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Macugnaga, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italiya
Volapük:
Macugnaga, Piemonte, Litaliyän
Waray:
Macugnaga, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italya


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27 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite ?
Formula: Ag2S
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bismuthinite ?
Formula: Bi2S3
Description: As "Wismuthglanz" (a German name used in the past not only for bismuthinite, but also for emplectite and other Bi minerals)
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Emplectite
Formula: CuBiS2
'Feldspar Group'
Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Graphite
Formula: C
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
'Limonite'
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Pickeringite
Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Rhombohedral Carbonate'
Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite ?2.BA.35Ag2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Bismuthinite ?2.DB.05Bi2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Emplectite2.HA.05CuBiS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Pickeringite7.CB.85MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'K Feldspar'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Rhombohedral Carbonate'-(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C GraphiteC
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SideriteFeCO3
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
O Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Mg Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S EmplectiteCuBiS2
S GalenaPbS
S PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Ca Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mn Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu EmplectiteCuBiS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SbAntimony
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Bi Native BismuthBi
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi EmplectiteCuBiS2

Fossils

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macugnaga
Wikidata ID:Q23607
GeoNames ID:6536415

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