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Notre Dame de la Garde Chapel, Valtournenche, Aosta Valley, Italyi
Regional Level Types
Notre Dame de la Garde ChapelGroup of Outcrops
ValtournencheCommune
Aosta ValleyAutonomous Region
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 54' 15'' North , 7° 37' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Outcrops
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Paquier995 (2014)2.9km
Valtournenche2,198 (2012)3.2km
Breuil-Cervinia753 (2014)3.5km
Maen176 (2014)4.1km
Antey-Saint-Andrè247 (2014)11.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
30036
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30036:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Notre Dame de la Garde Chapel, Valtournanche, Valle di Valtournanche, Valle d'Aosta, Italia


Outcrops of peridotites and serpentinites at several roadcuts along the road leading from Valtournenche to Le Breuil-Cervinia, especially near Notre Dame de la Garde Chapel.

GPS coordinates are set to "Cappella Notre-Dame-De-La-Garde".

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2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Morenosite7.CB.40NiSO4 · 7H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
OOxygen
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
SiSilicon
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
SSulfur
S MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
FeIron
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
NiNickel
Ni MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
  • AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
Italy

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