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Pronzolo-Pianascio path, Riviera, Riviera, Ticino, Switzerlandi
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Pronzolo-Pianascio pathOutcrop
RivieraCommune
RivieraDistrict
TicinoCanton
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 17' 3'' North , 8° 57' 36'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.28419,8.96005
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lodrino1,526 (2017)2.3km
Moleno117 (2013)3.2km
Cresciano624 (2017)3.3km
Osogna994 (2017)3.7km
Iragna516 (2017)4.6km
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ClubLocationDistance
Club Cercatori di Minerali e Fossili TicinoViganello, Ticino30km
Mindat Locality ID:
417892
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:417892:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Weg Pronzolo-Pianascio, Riviera, Kreis Riviera, Tessin, Schweiz
Italian:
Sentiero Pronzolo-Pianascio, Riviera, Distretto di Riviera, Ticino, Svizzera
Lombard:
Senté In Prönzöü-In Pianésc, Distret de Riviera , Tesìn (Tasìn; Tisìn), Svizera


Laminar gneiss outcrop along the path connecting the locality of Pronzolo (In Prönzöü) to Pianascio (In Pianésc).

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
  • AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent

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References

Casasopra, Secondo (1939) Studio petrografico dello Gneiss granitico Leventina (Valle Riviera e Valle Leventina, Canton Ticino). Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 19, 2, 449-710
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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