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Schesaplana, Brand, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austriai
Regional Level Types
SchesaplanaMountain
BrandMunicipality
Bludenz DistrictDistrict
VorarlbergState
AustriaCountry

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Schesaplana 360° panorama photo

Schesaplana, Brand, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
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Schesaplana 360° panorama photo

Schesaplana, Brand, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
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Schesaplana 360° panorama photo

Schesaplana, Brand, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 3' 17'' North , 9° 42' 26'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.05498,9.70735
GRN:
N32E05
Type:
Mountain
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Brand719 (2018)5.6km
Fanas382 (2017)8.4km
Grüsch1,243 (2017)9.6km
Schiers2,423 (2017)9.6km
Bürserberg572 (2018)11.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
218022
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:218022:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Schesaplana, Brandner Tal (Brandnertal), Bludenz, Vorarlberg, Österreich


Mountain (2965 m asl) on the Austrian-Swiss border.
Minerals (mainly lustrous, transparent quartz crystals, up to several cm) in clefts of a bituminous, dark limestone (partly dolomitic).
These quartz crystals are probably the best of Vorarlberg.

Fossils can also be found in this area.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.00.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Sceptre Quartz4.00.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Sceptre QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Sceptre QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Austria
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
  • AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent

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References

Niedermayr, G. & Wittern, A. (2009): Mineralreiches Österreich - Tirol, Salzburg, Vorarlberg. Bode Verlag, Haltern, 144 pp.
Niedermayr, G., Gabriel, W. (2010) Ein interessanter Quarzfund aus dem Bereich der Schesaplana, Vorarlberg. Mineralien-Welt, 21 (2). 66-67
Froitzheim, Nikolaus; Weber, Sebastian; Nagel, Thorsten J.; Ibele, Tobias; Furrer, Heinz (2011) Late Cretaceous extension overprinting a steep belt in the Northern Calcareous Alps (Schesaplana, Rätikon, Switzerland and Austria). International Journal of Earth Sciences, 101 (5). p.1315-1329. doi:10.1007/s00531-011-0717-4
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