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Marchhorn - Pizzo San Giacomo area, Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
Marchhorn - Pizzo San Giacomo areaMountain Area
Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area)Mountain Area
Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area)- not defined -
Bavona ValleyValley
CevioMunicipality
VallemaggiaDistrict
TicinoCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Mountain Area
Mindat Locality ID:
359907
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:359907:8
GUID (UUID V4):
08127047-4c43-4ee6-bd7c-c8f50be99db5
Other Languages:
German:
Marchhorn - Pizzo San Giacomo-Gebiet, Cavagnöö-Gletscher (Cavagnoli-Gletscher; Cavagnöö-Gebiet; Cavagnoli-Gebiet), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Robièi-Gebiet), Bavonatal, Cevio, Bezirk Vallemaggia, Tessin, Schweiz
Italian:
Area del Marchhorn - Pizzo San Giacomo, Ghiacciaio dei Cavagnöö (Ghiacciaio dei Cavagnoli; Area dei Cavagnöö; Area dei Cavagnoli), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Area del Lago di Robièi), Val Bavona (Valle Bavona), Cevio, Distretto di Vallemaggia, Ticino, Svizzera


Mineralised clefts in the area above the glacier on the east slope of Marchhorn and Passo del Cavagnöö (conglomerate gneiss of the Lebendun nappe) and on the southeast slope of Pizzo San Giacomo (marble and other Mesozoic metasedimentary rocks).

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9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ 'Dravite-Schorl Series'
ⓘ Euclase
Formula: BeAl(SiO4)(OH)
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ 'Hydroxylbastnäsite'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
ⓘ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Xenotime'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEuclase9.AE.10BeAl(SiO4)(OH)
ⓘDravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Hydroxylbastnäsite'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Dravite-Schorl Series'-
ⓘ'Xenotime'-
ⓘ'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Oⓘ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Oⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Siⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ MonaziteREE(PO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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References

Weiß, S., and Wolf, U. (2015) Farbige Turmaline aus dem Cavagnoli-Gebiet, Schweiz. Lapis, 40, 10, 12-17.
Weiß, S., and Brack, P. (2018) Tessin. ExtraLapis, 55, 122 pp.
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