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Inner Schwarzhorn southest slope (Ghiacciaio di Suretta Sud), Madesimo, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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Inner Schwarzhorn southest slope (Ghiacciaio di Suretta Sud)Outcrop
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 30' 23'' North , 9° 21' 38'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.50655,9.36081
GeoHash:
G#: u0q8t4226
GRN:
N32E05
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Splügen400 (2017)5.8km
Sufers156 (2017)7.1km
Madesimo401 (2014)7.6km
Nufenen156 (2017)9.6km
Fraciscio170 (2014)11.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
374497
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:374497:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Versante sudest dell'Inner Schwarzhorn (Ghiacciaio di Suretta Sud), Madesimo, Sondrio, Lombardia, Italia


Axinite-bearing veins at about 2800 m.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAxinite-(Fe)9.BD.20Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
BBoron
Bⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
OOxygen
Oⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
FeIron
Feⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH

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References

Bedogné, F., Maurizio, R., Montrasio, A., and Sciesa, E. (1995) I minerali della provincia di Sondrio e della Bregaglia Grigionese. Val Bregaglia, Val Masino, Val Codera e Valle Spluga. Bettini, Sondrio, 300 pp.
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