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Fort Mt. (Monte Fort), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italyi
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Fort Mt. (Monte Fort)Mountain
BalmeCommune
Metropolitan City of TurinMetropolitan City
PiedmontRegion
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 17' 15'' North , 7° 13' 51'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Usseglio142 (2014)6.2km
Ala di Stura328 (2014)6.4km
Chialamberto200 (2014)12.2km
Viù476 (2014)12.4km
Ceres405 (2014)12.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
60194
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60194:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Monte Fort, Balme, Val d'Ala, Valli di Lanzo, Torino, Piemonte, Italia


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chlorite Group'
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Hydromagnesite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Hydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O PerovskiteCaTiO3
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
TiTitanium
Ti PerovskiteCaTiO3
FeIron
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

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