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Alpe Marco inferiore, Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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Alpe Marco inferioreGroup of Outcrops
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Alpe Marco inferiore, Rio Vasca, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

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Alpe Marco

Alpe Marco inferiore, Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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The middle branch of Rio Vasca

Alpe Marco inferiore, Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Alpe Marco

Alpe Marco inferiore, Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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The middle branch of Rio Vasca

Alpe Marco inferiore, Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Alpe Marco

Alpe Marco inferiore, Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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The middle branch of Rio Vasca

Alpe Marco inferiore, Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 10' 17'' North , 8° 31' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.17154,8.52338
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Group of Outcrops
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Craveggia484 (2014)4.3km
Villette264 (2014)4.5km
Dissimo158 (2014)4.7km
Re502 (2014)4.8km
Prestinone110 (2014)5.1km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Club Cercatori di Minerali e Fossili TicinoViganello, Ticino39km
Mindat Locality ID:
274102
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:274102:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Alpe Marco inferiore, Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Val Vigezzo, Val d'Ossola, Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italia


Amphibolite outcrops along the gullies on the SW slope of Pizzo Formalone, to the E of Alpe Marco inferiore.

Coordinates are provisionally set to the Pizzo Formalone mountain.

Minerals are found in white albite and prehnite veinlets crosscutting amphibolite. A peculiarity of this locality is the presence of small white, fibrous wollastonite veins embedded in thin layers of pink compact grossular (Mattioli et al., 2013).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


15 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)
ⓘ 'Chabazite'
ⓘ Epistilbite
Formula: CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
ⓘ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Reevesite
Formula: Ni6Fe3+2(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
ⓘ Scolecite
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
ⓘ Stilbite-Ca
Formula: NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca
Formula: NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘReevesite5.DA.50Ni6Fe3+2(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘScolecite9.GA.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
ⓘThomsonite-Ca9.GA.10NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
ⓘLaumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
ⓘEpistilbite9.GD.45CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
ⓘStilbite-Ca9.GE.10NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
Hⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ ReevesiteNi6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
Hⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Hⓘ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
Hⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ ReevesiteNi6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ReevesiteNi6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
Oⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oⓘ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Naⓘ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Alⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Alⓘ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siⓘ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Caⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caⓘ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ ReevesiteNi6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
NiNickel
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ ReevesiteNi6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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References

Dell'Angelo, G.B. (1885): Descrizione dei minerali e rocce di Valle Vigezzo. Tipogr. Commerciale, Novara, 15 pp.
Mattioli, V. (1979) Minerali Ossolani. Ed. Arti Grafiche Medesi, Milano, 268 pp.
Callegari, A., Mattioli, V. (2002): Novità mineralogiche: Val Vigezzo. Riv. Mineral. Ital., 26, 2 (2-2002), 78-80
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.
Boscardin M., Mattioli V., Rocchetti I. (2013): Minerali della Valle Vigezzo. Litotipografia Alcione, Lavis (Trento), 229 pp.
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