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Selvedo, Sorico, Como Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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SelvedoOutcrop
SoricoCommune
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 10' 59'' North , 9° 23' 38'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.18333,9.39400
GeoHash:
G#: u0nwtz2t2
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Selva104 (2014)1.4km
Sorico599 (2014)1.4km
Dascio159 (2014)1.8km
Montemezzo287 (2012)1.8km
Gera Lario667 (2014)2.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Club Cercatori di Minerali e Fossili TicinoViganello, Ticino38km
Mindat Locality ID:
417849
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:417849:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Selvedo (Sorico - 1,5 km NNO von), Sorico, Provinz Como, Lombardei, Italien
Italian:
Selvedo (Sorico - 1,5 km a NNE di), Sorico, Provincia di Como, Lombardia, Italia


Outcrop of sillimanite paragneiss below Selvedo, on the left side of the San Miro stream.

1.5 km NNE of Sorico

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O

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References

Weber, Jacques (1957) Petrographische und geologische Untersuchungen des Tonalitzuges von Melirolo-Sorico zwischen Tennsintal und Comersee. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 37, 2, 267-397
Niggli, Ernst, and Niggli, Curt R. (1965) Karten der Verbreitung einiger Mineralien der alpidischen Metamorphose in den Schweizer Alpen (Stilpnomelan, Alkali-Amphibol, Chlorithoid, Staurolith, Disthen, Sillimanit). Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae, 58, 335-368.
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