Tornadri, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tornadri | - not defined - |
| Lanzada | Municipality |
| Sondrio Province | Province |
| Lombardy | Region |
| Italy | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 16' 25'' North , 9° 53' 49'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lanzada | 1,365 (2014) | 2.2km |
| Caspoggio | 1,375 (2014) | 2.9km |
| Vassalini | 247 (2014) | 3.0km |
| Santa Elisabetta | 123 (2014) | 3.2km |
| Chiesa in Valmalenco | 2,203 (2014) | 3.8km |
Quartz veins containing carbonates along late-Alpine faults near the hamlet of Tornadri.
Two well-known occurrences are located at Rusùn (or Russùn) and Val della Pisa.
At Rusùn (or Russùn), to the south of Tornadri, a quartz vein rich in cavities partially filled with calcite crops out. The cavities are lined with hyaline quartz crystals, attaining various centimetres in length and often partially coated with chlorite. Crystals with Dauphiné habit are quite frequent, sceptres are rare. Calcite forms large showy crystals, characterised by the combination of rhombohedron and scalenohedron and often containing internal thin layers of chlorite or limonite.
White or colourless lenticular crystals of dolomite, up to 2 cm, in association with chloritised quartz crystals, aragonite, and calcite are found at Val della Pisa, near Tornadri, along a fault marked by a breccia attaining 20 m in thickness.
Provided coordinates (for Rusun sub-locality) are still rough but better than previously.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
Italy
- Lombardy
- Sondrio Province
- Malenco ValleyValley
- Lanterna ValleyValley
- ValtellinaValley
- Malenco ValleyValley
- Sondrio Province
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Tornadri, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy