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Luzzogno, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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LuzzognoVillage
ValstronaCommune
Verbano-Cusio-Ossola ProvinceProvince
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Alpe Colle Superiore Mine, Luzzogno, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Alpe Colle Superiore Mine, Luzzogno, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Alpe Colle Superiore Mine, Luzzogno, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 54' 47'' North , 8° 20' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.91327,8.34430
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Village
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Luzzogno402 (2014)0.2km
Strona186 (2016)0.5km
Valstrona1,270 (2012)0.6km
Fornero191 (2014)1.3km
Chesio142 (2014)1.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Club Cercatori di Minerali e Fossili TicinoViganello, Ticino50km
Mindat Locality ID:
276396
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:276396:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Luzzogno, Valstrona, Province du Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piémont, Italie
Italian:
Luzzogno, Valstrona, Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italia
Spanish:
Luzzogno, Valstrona, Provincia de Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piamonte, Italia
Basque:
Luzzogno, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossolako probintzia, Piemonte, Italia
Bulgarian:
Лузогно, Валстрона, Вербано-Кузио-Осола, Пиемонт, Италия
Catalan:
Luzzogno, Valstrona, Província de Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemont, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Luzzogno, Valstrona, Provincia Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italya
Czech:
Luzzogno, Valstrona, Provincie Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemont, Itálie
Danish:
Luzzogno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italien
Dutch:
Luzzogno, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piëmont, Italië
Finnish:
Luzzogno, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossolan maakunta, Piemonte, Italia
Hungarian:
Luzzogno, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola megye, Piemont, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Luzzogno, Provinsi Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italia
Lombard:
Luzzogn, Struna, Pruvincia del Verban-Cüsi-Ossula (Provincia del Verban-Cusi-Ossola), Piemont (Piemunt), Italia
Norwegian:
Luzzogno, Valstrona, Verbano Cusio Ossola, Piemonte, Italia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Luzzogno, Provinsen Verbano Cusio Ossola, Piemonte, Italia
Occitan:
Luzzogno, Valstrona, Província del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemont, Itàlia
Polish:
Luzzogno, Valstrona, Prowincja Cusio Ossola, Piemont, Włochy
Portuguese:
Luzzogno, Valstrona, Verbano Cusio Ossola, Piemonte, Itália
Romanian:
Luzzogno, Valstrona, Provincia Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemont, Italia
Serbian:
Луцоњо , Valstrona, Вербано-Кузио-Осола, Пијемонт, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Luzzogno, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Pijemont, Italija
Slovak:
Luzzogno, Piemont, Taliansko
Slovenian:
Luzzogno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemont, Italija
Swedish:
Luzzogno, Valstrona, Verbano Cusio Ossola, Piemonte, Italien
Tagalog:
Luzzogno, Valstrona, Verbano Cusio Ossola, Piemonte, Italya
Turkish:
Luzzogno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola ili, Piyemonte, İtalya
Waray:
Luzzogno, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italya


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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzzogno
Wikidata ID:Q14456838
GeoNames ID:8950847

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