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Locality Name:
Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 22712
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22712.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°7'44"N
Longitude: 8°24'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.128888888889,8.4138888888889
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 As Be C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ta Th Ti U V Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Be C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ta Th Ti U V Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAllaniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBerylCalciteChabazite
ChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGismondine
MicaMilariteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePhenakitePrehnitePumpellyitePyrite
QuartzRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteTalcTapioliteThomsoniteTitaniteZircon

54 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Bavenite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chabazite-Na  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Epidote  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Ferrowodginite  (*)
Fersmite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gismondine  (*)
Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Malayaite  (*)Margarite  (*)
Meliphanite  (*)Microcline  (*)Milarite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Phenakite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Roggianite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scolecite  (*)Talc  (*)Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Uranophane-α  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Vigezzite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0706
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)0255
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)20606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chabazite-Na  (*)Chabazite(Na3K)[Al4Si8O24]·11H2O066
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O40321
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O60289
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O60414
Ferrowodginite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Sn4+Ta2O8016
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O6083
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gismondine  (*)GismondineCa2(Si4Al4)O16·8H2O0128
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH0367
Malayaite  (*)TitaniteCaSnO(SiO4)040
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)20168
Meliphanite  (*)NoneCa4(Na,Ca)4Be4AlSi7O24(F,O)4044
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O0156
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)0326
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O0106
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Roggianite  (*)NoneCa2BeAl2Si4O13(OH)2·nH2O (n < 2.5)05
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O0390
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O6099
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O60211
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)TapioliteFe2+Ta2O6088
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O0452
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)01006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O0890
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl0605
Vigezzite  (*)Aeschynite(Ca,Ce)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6012
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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