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Nasta Lake area (incl. Cima del Baus west slope), Terme di Valdieri, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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Nasta Lake area (incl. Cima del Baus west slope)Mountain Area
Terme di Valdieri- not defined -
ValdieriCommune
Cuneo ProvinceProvince
PiedmontRegion
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 9' 42'' North , 7° 18' 23'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.16193,7.30646
GeoHash:
G#: spv5nr2mu
GRN:
N30E04
Type:
Mountain Area
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
419018
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:419018:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Quartz veins in the area around Nasta Lake (Lago di Nasta).

To the east of the lake, along the west slope of Cima del Baus (partly on the municipal territory of Entracque) hyaline quartz crystals, up to 8 cm in length, have been found.

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3 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
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ''-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

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References

Olimpo, Guido (1981) Ritrovamenti mineralogici nelle Valli del Gesso (Cuneo). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 5, 1 (1-1981), 13-18
Piccoli, Gian Carlo (2002) Minerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, L'Artistica Savigliano, Savigliano (Cuneo), 362 pp.
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.
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