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Locality Name:
Maria Luisa Refuge Area, Formazza, Formazza Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 203771
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-203771.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Maria Luisa Refuge Area, Formazza, Formazza Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Marchhorn (Punta Del Termine)
Pizzo Fiorina
Rupe Del Gesso
San Giacomo Pass

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 C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBrookiteCalciteChloriteClayCorundumFeldsparGypsumKaoliniteMica
NatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyriteQuartzRutileStauroliteTitaniteTourmaline

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Brookite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Dravite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scolecite  (*)Siderite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21711023419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)271101,711028803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2271102,711042162
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1711031588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2271101,711023092
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2171104700
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81711011756
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0648
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1711036890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3271101,7110214640
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61711041066
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41711045591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO401507
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2271101,7110217380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21711042273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217110439462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2371101,71102,7110461156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2271101,711025614
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O0390
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)271101,711026417
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)0978
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O271101,711044899


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