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Sommafiume pegmatitic dyke (Alpe Sommafiume; Marategno Mine), Dorio, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italyi
Regional Level Types
Sommafiume pegmatitic dyke (Alpe Sommafiume; Marategno Mine)Vein (Abandoned)
DorioCommune
Lecco ProvinceProvince
LombardyRegion
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 6' 20'' North , 9° 21' 38'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Vein (Abandoned) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sueglio167 (2014)3.0km
Introzzo137 (2014)3.1km
Colico Piano7,204 (2014)3.2km
Dorio323 (2017)3.3km
Tremenico176 (2014)3.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Club Cercatori di Minerali e Fossili TicinoViganello, Ticino32km
Mindat Locality ID:
29995
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29995:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Filone pegmatitico di Sommafiume (Alpe Sommafiume; Miniera Marategno), Dervio, Provincia di Lecco, Lombardia, Italia


Abandoned pegmatite quarry (since more than 60 years), also known as Marategno Mine. The mine gallery is located at 982 m a.s.l.

Sommafiume dyke is one of the big 10 dykes of the Piona pegmatite swarm, which is embedded into the high-grade metapelites (sillimanite-, garnet-bearing gneiss) of the Dervio-Olgiasca Zone (DOZ). The DOZ, which belongs to the crystalline basement of the Central Southern Alps, represents a segment of upper to middle continental crust, originated after Variscan intermediate pressure amphibolite facies metamorphism and exumated during the Alpine orogenesis (di Paola & Spalla, 2000). The Sommafiume pegmatite shows features and paragenesis similar to the ones observed at Olgiasca-Malpensata.

Cartography: IGM F 17 II N E

To get to the mine, take the road from Dervio to Sueglio, then for Sommafiume, then the path slightly leading down to a wide hairpin turn where you find the mine.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


19 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
References:
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
References:
Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
References:
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
References:
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
References:
'Chlorite Group'
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
'Feldspar Group'
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Description: Tiny inclusion in pegmatite
Graftonite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2
References:
'Limonite'
Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
References:
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
References:
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Triphylite
Formula: LiFe2+PO4
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
References:
Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
References:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Triphylite8.AB.10LiFe2+PO4
Graftonite8.AB.20Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2
Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Metatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
H VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
LiLithium
Li TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GraftoniteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2
O MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O QuartzSiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
O UraniniteUO2
O VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
P GraftoniteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2
P MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
P TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
P VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe GraftoniteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Fe VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
CuCopper
Cu MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
UUranium
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
U MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
U UraniniteUO2

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