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Locality Name:
Castasegna, Bregaglia Valley (Bergell), Grisons, Switzerland


mindat Locality ID: 277404
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-277404.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Castasegna, Bregaglia Valley (Bergell), Grisons, Switzerland": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Casnaggina Valley
Leira

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 Bi Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteBerylClayGarnetLazuliteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineQuartz
StauroliteStibniteTourmaline

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Andalusite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Lazulite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Schorl  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO511137371310
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1811137374286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S311137371935
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O41113737321
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1811137371008
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO411137371507
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)21113738232
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22113737,11373817380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211137372273
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2111373861156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)11137372705
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO511137371516
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)311137371214
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1113737978


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