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Locality Name:
Valstrona, Strona Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 296418
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-296418.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Valstrona, Strona Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Campello Monti
Luzzogno

Latitude: 45°55'37"N
Longitude: 8°20'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.926944444444,8.3416666666667
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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H Mn O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BrauniteChalcopyriteCopperCorundumGarnetNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneRhodonite
RutileWollastonite

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Braunite  (*)Bustamite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Johannsenite  (*)Manganite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyroxmangite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)171204483
Bustamite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)2171204101
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2271204,7120627198
Gold  (*)CopperAu17120430554
Graphite  (*)NoneC271204,712062812
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6171204741
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31712065433
Johannsenite  (*)PyroxeneCaMnSi2O617120473
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)171204770
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217120639462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21712043106
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO3171204147
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8271204,712069056
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)171204969
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31712041214
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31712041247


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