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Borcola Pass, Posina, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italyi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 49' 44'' North , 11° 12' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
273738
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:273738:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Passo della Borcola, Posina, Provincia di Vicenza, Veneto, Italia


Sulfides (galena and pyrite) in Late Triassic (Norian) dolostone (Dolomia Principale Formation), olivine and pyroxene (diopside) in the Cenozoic basaltic intrusions, as well as other minerals (aragonite, calcite, and serpentine subgroup minerals) have been reported for the area of Passo della Borcola by Maddalena (1906).

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25 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
References:
Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chabazite-Ca
Formula: (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Giorgiosite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5-6H2O
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Graphite
Formula: C
Hydromagnesite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Hydrotalcite
Formula: Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
'Manganese Oxides'
'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
'Phillipsite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyroaurite
Formula: Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
'Pyroaurite-2H'
Formula: Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Saponite
Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Scolecite
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Thomsonite-Ca
Formula: NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
References:
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
References:

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Giorgiosite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5-6H2O
Hydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
'Pyroaurite-2H'5.DA.45Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
Hydrotalcite5.DA.50Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Pyroaurite5.DA.50Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Saponite9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Lizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Scolecite9.GA.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Thomsonite-Ca9.GA.10NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Chabazite-Ca9.GD.10(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Unclassified
'Phillipsite Subgroup'-(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Manganese Oxides'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H BruciteMg(OH)2
H GiorgiositeMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5-6H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
H HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
H LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
H SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
H Pyroaurite-2HMg6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
H Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
H Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C GiorgiositeMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5-6H2O
C GraphiteC
C HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
C HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
C PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
C Pyroaurite-2HMg6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
OOxygen
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O BruciteMg(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GiorgiositeMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5-6H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
O HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
O LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
O Pyroaurite-2HMg6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
O Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Olivine GroupM2SiO4
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Na Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Na Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg BruciteMg(OH)2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg GiorgiositeMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5-6H2O
Mg HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mg HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Mg LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Mg SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg Pyroaurite-2HMg6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Al Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Al Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Al Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
SiSilicon
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Si Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Si Olivine GroupM2SiO4
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Ca SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Ca Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Ca Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Fe SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Fe Pyroaurite-2HMg6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
BaBarium
Ba Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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