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Locality Name:
Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland


mindat Locality ID: 144848
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144848.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Boe Di Comasne
Campolungo
Géra Alp

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al B Be C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Fe H Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleClayCorundumDiasporeMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineScapoliteStaurolite
Tourmaline

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Chrysoberyl  (*)Corundum  (*)Diaspore  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Meionite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Staurolite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O41114473321
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O33114473,114475,1144761797
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)1114476481
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211144769895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1114476648
Graphite  (*)NoneC11144732812
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO42114472,1144741507
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)1114473176
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2111447417380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211144732273
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1114477978
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22114473,1144762562


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
X050168Venett (Vanit; Cadonighino Pass), Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerlandhttps://rruff.info/X050168

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