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Locality Name:
Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland

mindat Locality ID: 30261
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30261.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland": 86
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 57

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Bedretto Valley
Biasca
Cadlimo Valley
Central St Gotthard Massif
Chiggiogna
Chironico Valley
Faido
Fiesso
Lavorgo
Piora Valley
Piumogna Valley

Latitude: 46°30'19"N
Longitude: 8°37'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.505277777778,8.6308333333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Aeschynite	Allanite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Axinite	Beryl	Brookite
Calcite	Chlorite	Chloritoid	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Crichtonite	Danburite	Diaspore
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet	Gypsum	Heulandite	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Mica
Mordenite	Natrolite	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Phenakite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rhabdophane	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scapolite	Sepiolite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Titanite	Tourmaline
Zircon

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 B Be Bi C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sc Si Th Ti U Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aeschynite Allanite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Axinite Beryl Brookite
Calcite Chlorite Chloritoid Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Crichtonite Danburite Diaspore
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet Gypsum Heulandite Kaolinite Marcasite Mica
Mordenite Natrolite None Not in a structural group Olivine Phenakite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rhabdophane Rocksalt Rutile Scapolite Sepiolite Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Titanite Tourmaline
Zircon

77 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aeschynite-(Ce) ()*	Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*
Almandine ()*	Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Annite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Bassanite ()*	Bavenite ()*
Bazzite ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cannizzarite ()*	Chloritoid ()*	Chrysoberyl ()*	Cleusonite ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*	Danburite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epistilbite ()*
Euclase ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Laumontite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Meionite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*
Oxy-dravite ()*	Paragonite ()*	Uranophane-β ()*	Phenakite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Schorl ()*
Scolecite ()*	Sepiolite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Smythite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Staurolite ()*	Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	Titanite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	114451,114470	3419
Aeschynite-(Ce) ()*	Aeschynite	(Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆	1	114392	43
Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Aeschynite	(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆	5	114406,114408,114430,114435,114447	141
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	14	114399,114401,114408,114410,114417,114426,114430,114438,114441,114444,114451,114456,114466,114470	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	114408	706
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	4	114422,114426,114447,114456	2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	11	114395,114408,114410,114411,114422,114430,114431,114437,114439,114456,114468	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1	114456	1310
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	2	114426,114465	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	3	114424,114426,114460	3092
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	114456	356
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	2	114451,114470	3250
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	1	114401	260
Bassanite ()*	Rhabdophane	Ca(SO₄)·0.5H₂O	1	114408	82
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	1	114426	255
Bazzite ()*	Beryl	Be₃(Sc,Fe³⁺,Mg)₂Si₆O₁₈·Na_0.32·nH₂O	4	114430,114431,114437,114439	51
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	4	114424,114430,114432,114440	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	2	114444,114454	4286
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	3	114408,114437,114439	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	6	114409,114424,114426,114427,114451,114470	27770
Cannizzarite ()*	None	Pb₈Bi₁₀S₂₃	1	114408	41
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	1	114456	376
Chrysoberyl ()*	Olivine	BeAl₂O₄	1	114473	321
Cleusonite ()*	Crichtonite	Pb(U⁴⁺,U⁶⁺)Fe²⁺₂(Ti,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	1	114430	14
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	4	114426,114431,114441,114456	1756
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	2	114416,114456	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	3	114473,114475,114476	1797
Danburite ()*	Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈	1	114417	148
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	1	114476	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	114426	651
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	114420	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	114476	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2	114456,114476	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	114414,114426	8173
Epistilbite ()*	Mordenite	Ca₃[Si₁₈Al₆O₄₈]·16H₂O	1	114414	138
Euclase ()*	None	BeAlSiO₄(OH)	1	114441	120
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	6	114426,114430,114437,114442,114445,114468	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	8	114407,114415,114418,114426,114437,114442,114443,114464	9617
Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	Y₂Fe²⁺Be₂O₂(SiO₄)₂	2	114408,114411	163
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	114408	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	114423,114431	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	114427	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	114473	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	114408	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	8	114408,114413,114426,114430,114434,114435,114437,114439	14640
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Heulandite	(Ca,Na,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O	1	114426	246
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	4	114420,114437,114441,114456	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	114403	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	4	114400,114456,114472,114474	1507
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	2	114426,114430	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	4	114402,114408,114420,114431	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	114427	5674
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)	2	114463,114473	176
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	11	114401,114409,114410,114417,114426,114430,114435,114441,114456,114468,114474	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	114463	2994
Oxy-dravite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al₂Mg)(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃O	1	114456	24
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	114456	247
Uranophane-β ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	1	114408	144
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	3	114430,114434,114454	326
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	3	114420,114456,114473	2273
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5	114401,114426,114455,114458,114464	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	7	114408,114420,114424,114427,114431,114451,114461	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	28	114394,114396,114398,114399,114400,114401,114404,114408,114409,114410,114411,114426,114427,114430,114431,114432,114434,114435,114437,114439,114441,114444,114446,114451,114456,114467,114468,114470	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	16	114398,114399,114401,114408,114410,114420,114425,114426,114430,114431,114435,114441,114446,114451,114456,114470	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2	114421,114471	2705
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	2	114426,114436	390
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O	1	114408	241
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	6	114423,114424,114441,114451,114460,114470	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1	114456	1516
Smythite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x ≈ 0-0.3)	1	114460	77
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	114426	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	114420	1934
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	3	114400,114456,114477	978
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F	3	114408,114454,114464	232
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	8	114414,114417,114425,114426,114434,114442,114450,114455	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	114473,114476	2562
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	4	114408,114430,114431,114439	939

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
X050168	Venett (Vanit; Cadonighino Pass), Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland	https://rruff.info/X050168

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