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Scolecite from
Val Pola landslide, Valdisotto, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Landslide
Classification
Species:Scolecite
Formula:CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Comments:The acicular mineral reported as natrolite by Romani & Mottana (1997) is probably scolecite (Bedognè et al., 2006).
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scolecite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Val Pola landslide, Valdisotto, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1512088
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1512088:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scolecite
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘSant'Antonio Morignone, Valdisotto, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘCima Piazzi, Valdidentro, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘVedretta della Miniera (Cima della Miniera), Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘGran Zebrù (Königspitze), Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘCassandra Lakes, Airale Valley, Torreggio Valley, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
47.9km (29.7 miles) ⓘLago della Vacca, Cornone di Blumone, Breno, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
47.9km (29.7 miles) ⓘSissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘCorna Rossa, Airale Valley, Torreggio Valley, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘPizzi dei Rossi, Val Forno, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘGneiss quarry, Promontogno, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
References
Romani, E., and Mottana, A. (1997) I dopo Pola 1987-1997. Minerali e rocce dell'Alta Valtellina nella raccolta del Museo Mineralogico e Naturalistico di Bormio. Tipografia Compagnoni, Valdidentro, 115 pp.
Bedognè, F., Montrasio, A., Sciesa, E. (2006): I minerali della medio-alta Valtellina delle Orobie e della Val Poschiavo. Aggiornamenti sulle altre località della provincia di Sondrio. Tipografia Bettini, Sondrio, 255 pp.
 
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