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Diopside outcrop, Sissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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Diopside outcropOutcrop
Sissone ValleyValley
Chiesa in ValmalencoMunicipality
Sondrio ProvinceProvince
LombardyRegion
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 17' 47'' North , 9° 45' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.29639,9.75000
GeoHash:
G#: u0nzmu58p
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Primolo125 (2014)7.7km
Chiesa in Valmalenco2,203 (2014)8.3km
Vassalini247 (2014)8.9km
Caspoggio1,375 (2014)9.3km
Santa Elisabetta123 (2014)9.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
413401
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:413401:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Colour: blue
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘLizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian Plate
  • AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
Italy

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References

Caucia, Franca, Scacchetti, Maurizio, Marinoni, Luigi, Gilio, Mattia, Langone, Antonio, Bartoli, Omar, Vanotti, Marco, Foianini, Ivano (2021) An Attractive Blue Diopside from Sissone Valley, Western Alps, Italy. Minerals, 11 (8) 837 doi:10.3390/min11080837
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