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Costa Sobretta, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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Costa SobrettaOccurrence
ValfurvaMunicipality
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 23' 27'' North , 10° 28' 46'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.39109,10.47948
GeoHash:
G#: u0prymnzt
GRN:
N31E06
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Santa Caterina233 (2014)2.6km
Niblogo119 (2014)9.0km
Sant'Antonio1,462 (2014)9.1km
Plazzola342 (2014)9.2km
San Nicolò2,742 (2012)9.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
424607
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:424607:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Costa Sobretta Refuge; Sunny Valley Refuge; Cresta Sobretta
Other Languages:
Italian:
Costa Sobretta (Rifugio Costa Sobretta; Rifugio Sunny Valley; Cresta Sobretta), Valfurva, Sondrio, Lombardia, Italia


Sb-As mineralisation (stibnite, kermesite, realgar, arsenopyrite) in a quartz vein embedded in calcite marble, located at Dosso Sobretta to the NW of Rifugio Costa Sobretta (presently named Rifugio Sunny Valley) at an elevetion of about 2720 m and evidenced by the excavation works for the cableway terminal station.

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6 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Kermesite
Formula: Sb2S2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Realgar
Formula: As4S4
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘRealgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
ⓘKermesite2.FD.05Sb2S2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ KermesiteSb2S2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ KermesiteSb2S2O
Sⓘ RealgarAs4S4
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ RealgarAs4S4
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ KermesiteSb2S2O
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3

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References

Bedognè, F., Montrasio, A., and Sciesa, E. (2006) I minerali della media-alta Valtellina, delle Orobie valtellinesi e della Val Poschiavo. Aggiornamenti sulle altre località della provincia di Sondrio. Bettini, Sondrio, 255 pages.
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