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Gran Bagna, Bardonecchia, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italyi
Regional Level Types
Gran BagnaPeak
BardonecchiaCommune
Metropolitan City of TurinMetropolitan City
PiedmontRegion
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 6' 38'' North , 6° 38' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.11081,6.63360
GeoHash:
G#: u0h8wunmw
GRN:
N31E04
Type:
Peak
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bardonecchia2,962 (2014)6.5km
Fourneaux956 (2016)8.2km
Saint-André492 (2016)10.1km
Modane4,086 (2016)10.2km
Névache311 (2016)10.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
420749
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:420749:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Gran Bagna, Bardonecchia, Città metropolitana di Torino (Provincia di Torino), Piemonte, Italia


Mineralised boulders at the base of the Gran Bagna faces.

The most interesting mineral is quartz, usually as small hyaline double-terminated prismatic crystals and rarely as flattened Japan law twins.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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References

Barresi, A. (1999) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume II. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 32 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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