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Locality Name:
Bellinzona, Riviera, Ticino, Switzerland


mindat Locality ID: 144849
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144849.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bellinzona, Riviera, Ticino, Switzerland": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Castello Svitto
Gorduno
Monti Di Daro
Morobbia Valley
Motto D'Arbino
Sementina

Latitude: 46°11'36"N
Longitude: 9°1'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.193333333333,9.0180555555556
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 Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAutuniteChalcopyriteClayCorundumGarnetMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
OlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartzSpinelTourmaline

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Autunite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Clinoenstatite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Omphacite  (*)
Opal  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Schorl  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O11145811272
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2111457927198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O411145763902
Clinoenstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6111457694
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611145764135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61114576944
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)11145761188
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311145765433
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23114577,114580,11458117380
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O61114576229
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11145812994
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2111457939462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)31114576341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811145799056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2111458161156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2114574,1145802705
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO511145801516
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411145761934


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