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Südtirol Autonomous Region
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Ponjin - Fostiac Alp	Mountain Area
Dona Valley	Valley
Mazzin	Commune
Trento Province	Autonomous Province
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol	Autonomous Region
Italy	Country

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View of the Ponjin (close-up)

Ponjin - Fostiac Alp, Dona Valley, Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

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Ponjin - Fostiac Alp, Dona Valley, Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

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Ponjin - Fostiac Alp, Dona Valley, Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

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Ponjin - Fostiac Alp, Dona Valley, Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

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Ponjin - Fostiac Alp, Dona Valley, Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

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Ponjin - Fostiac Alp, Dona Valley, Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

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Ponjin - Fostiac Alp, Dona Valley, Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

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Ponjin - Fostiac Alp, Dona Valley, Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

46° 28' 38'' North , 11° 42' 22'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Mindat Locality ID:

423256

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:423256:1

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Ponsin; Fostjac; Foscacce

Other Languages:

German:

Ponjin (Ponsin) - Fostiac Alm (Fostjac Alm), Donatal

Italian:

Ponjin (Ponsin) - Alpe Fostiac, Val di Dona (Val Dona)

Ladin:

Ponjin - Fostiac, Val de Dona

Outcrops of volcanic rocks in the area above Fostiac Alp and, in particular, on the mountain named Ponjin (or Ponsin). Foscacce is an alternative obsolete name for Fostiac used in the literature.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'

Formula: AB₄[Si₈O₂₂]X · 8H₂O

Description: Apophyllite crystals are often pseudomorphosed by quartz (Gasser, 1913, and other authors)

References:

reprint, 1968, as Quaderno n. 3, Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Milano, 40 pages

(1913) Die Mineralien Tirols einschliesslich Vorarlbergs und der Hohen Tauern [The minerals of Tyrol including Vorarlberg and the Hohe Tauern]. Wagner'schen K. K. Universitäts-Buchhandlung.

Braccio, A. (1951) I minerali della Val di Fassa. Dove si trovano e come si presentano. Natura: 42(1-2): 3-48

ⓘ Laumontite

Formula: CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O

References:

Lorenz, D. - Ed. (2002) Die Vulkanite des Fassatales, in Südtirol und die Dolomiten. extraLapis 22, Christian Weise Verlag. Munich. 76-88

Wachtler, M. (2004) Dolomiti - Tesori di cristallo. Athesia Touristik, Bolzano-Bozen, e Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Trento, 208 pages

Wachtler, M. (2004) Dolomiten - Wunderwelt aus Kristall. Athesia Touristik, Bozen, und Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Trento, 208 pages.

ⓘ Mordenite

Formula: (Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O

References:

Lorenz, D. - Ed. (2002) Die Vulkanite des Fassatales, in Südtirol und die Dolomiten. extraLapis 22, Christian Weise Verlag. Munich. 76-88

Wachtler, M. (2004) Dolomiti - Tesori di cristallo. Athesia Touristik, Bolzano-Bozen, e Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Trento, 208 pages

Wachtler, M. (2004) Dolomiten - Wunderwelt aus Kristall. Athesia Touristik, Bozen, und Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Trento, 208 pages.

ⓘ Natrolite

Formula: Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O

References:

reprint, 1968, as Quaderno n. 3, Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Milano, 40 pages

(1913) Die Mineralien Tirols einschliesslich Vorarlbergs und der Hohen Tauern [The minerals of Tyrol including Vorarlberg and the Hohe Tauern]. Wagner'schen K. K. Universitäts-Buchhandlung.

Braccio, A. (1951) I minerali della Val di Fassa. Dove si trovano e come si presentano. Natura: 42(1-2): 3-48

ⓘ Prehnite

Formula: Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂

References:

reprint, 1968, as Quaderno n. 3, Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Milano, 40 pages

(1913) Die Mineralien Tirols einschliesslich Vorarlbergs und der Hohen Tauern [The minerals of Tyrol including Vorarlberg and the Hohe Tauern]. Wagner'schen K. K. Universitäts-Buchhandlung.

Braccio, A. (1951) I minerali della Val di Fassa. Dove si trovano e come si presentano. Natura: 42(1-2): 3-48

Lorenz, D. - Ed. (2002) Die Vulkanite des Fassatales, in Südtirol und die Dolomiten. extraLapis 22, Christian Weise Verlag. Munich. 76-88

Wachtler, M. (2004) Dolomiti - Tesori di cristallo. Athesia Touristik, Bolzano-Bozen, e Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Trento, 208 pages

Wachtler, M. (2004) Dolomiten - Wunderwelt aus Kristall. Athesia Touristik, Bozen, und Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Trento, 208 pages.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

reprint, 1968, as Quaderno n. 3, Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Milano, 40 pages

(1913) Die Mineralien Tirols einschliesslich Vorarlbergs und der Hohen Tauern [The minerals of Tyrol including Vorarlberg and the Hohe Tauern]. Wagner'schen K. K. Universitäts-Buchhandlung.

Braccio, A. (1951) I minerali della Val di Fassa. Dove si trovano e come si presentano. Natura: 42(1-2): 3-48

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

Formula: M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O

References:

reprint, 1968, as Quaderno n. 3, Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Milano, 40 pages

(1913) Die Mineralien Tirols einschliesslich Vorarlbergs und der Hohen Tauern [The minerals of Tyrol including Vorarlberg and the Hohe Tauern]. Wagner'schen K. K. Universitäts-Buchhandlung.

Braccio, A. (1951) I minerali della Val di Fassa. Dove si trovano e come si presentano. Natura: 42(1-2): 3-48

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Prehnite	9.DP.20	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Natrolite	9.GA.05	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Laumontite	9.GB.10	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
ⓘ	Mordenite	9.GD.35	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Apophyllite Group'	-	AB₄[Si₈O₂₂]X · 8H₂O
ⓘ	'Stilbite Subgroup'	-	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₂]X · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
H	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₂]X · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
O	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
Na	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
Al	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
Al	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Al	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₂]X · 8H₂O
Si	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
Si	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
Si	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Si	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

DinaridesAccretionary Complex

EuropeContinent

The AlpsMountain Range

Italy

DolomitesMountain Range
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
- Trento Province
  - Fassa ValleyValley
  - Mazzin
    - Dona ValleyValley

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References

(1913) Die Mineralien Tirols einschliesslich Vorarlbergs und der Hohen Tauern [The minerals of Tyrol including Vorarlberg and the Hohe Tauern]. Wagner'schen K. K. Universitäts-Buchhandlung.

Braccio, A. (1951) I minerali della Val di Fassa. Dove si trovano e come si presentano. Natura: 42(1-2): 3-48; reprint, 1968, as Quaderno n. 3, Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Milano, 40 pages.

Lorenz, D. - Ed. (2002) Die Vulkanite des Fassatales, in Südtirol und die Dolomiten. extraLapis 22, Christian Weise Verlag. Munich. 76-88

Wachtler, M. (2004) Dolomiti - Tesori di cristallo. Athesia Touristik, Bolzano-Bozen, e Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Trento, 208 pages

Wachtler, M. (2004) Dolomiten - Wunderwelt aus Kristall. Athesia Touristik, Bozen, und Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Trento, 208 pages.

Ferretti, P., Campostrini, I., and Demartin, F. (2013) Elenco ragionato delle specie mineralogiche della provincia di Trento. Studi Trentini di Scienze Naturali, 93, 221-281.

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