Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Sponda Alp - Pizzo Forno, Chironico Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland


mindat Locality ID: 3222
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3222.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sponda Alp - Pizzo Forno, Chironico Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°25'59"N
Longitude: 8°46'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.433055555556,8.7769444444444
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 Fe H K Mg Na O Si Ti 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteBerylChloriteChloritoidClayCorundumFeldsparGarnetMicaNone
Not in a structural groupQuartzRutileStauroliteTourmaline

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)Annite  (*)
Chloritoid  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cordierite  (*)Dravite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Oxy-dravite  (*)Paragonite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO501310
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)20356
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)20376
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1801008
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0648
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO401507
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Oxy-dravite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O024
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)20247
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO501516
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)0978


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...

Other copyright data...