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Scerscen Valley asbestos mine, Scerscen Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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Demantoid, etc.

Scerscen Valley asbestos mine, Scerscen Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Demantoid, etc.

Scerscen Valley asbestos mine, Scerscen Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
06489080017272329874092.jpg
Demantoid, etc.

Scerscen Valley asbestos mine, Scerscen Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 19' 8'' North , 9° 53' 11'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.31906,9.88640
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lanzada1,365 (2014)5.7km
Vassalini247 (2014)5.9km
Primolo125 (2014)6.1km
Caspoggio1,375 (2014)6.4km
Chiesa in Valmalenco2,203 (2014)6.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
259155
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:259155:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Miniera d'amianto (Miniera di amianto), Sondrio, Lombardia, Italia


Old asbestos mine on the left bank of Scerscen brook, at an elevation of about 2040 m on the southern slope of Monte delle Forbici, to the north of Alpe Campascio.

Some minerals, such as andradite var. demantoid and magnetite, are typical of the asbestos-rich serpentinite fissures. Aragonite crystals and probable prehnite (Gramaccioli, 1962) have been found in narrow fissures at the mine and neighbour outcrops of serpentinite. Brucite, as tabular crystals and lamellar or mammillary aggregates, is often associated with aragonite; red-brown coalingite crystals on asbestos have also been recovered (Bedognè et al., 1993).
Emerald-green crystals of Cr-bearing andradite (formerly classified as "uvarovite") have been found in a chromitite lens, located not far from the main mining works (Tabacchi, 1972; Bedognè et al., 1993; Sciesa, 1993).

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12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Andradite var. Demantoid
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
ⓘ Coalingite
Formula: Mg10Fe3+2(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O
ⓘ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Prehnite ?
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘBrucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘCoalingite5.DA.55Mg10Fe3+2(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘAndradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘvar. Demantoid9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘPrehnite ?9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘvar. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
ⓘAntigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘLizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ CoalingiteMg10Fe23+(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O
Hⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Hⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CoalingiteMg10Fe23+(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ CoalingiteMg10Fe23+(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O
Oⓘ Andradite var. DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Oⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Mgⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ CoalingiteMg10Fe23+(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O
Mgⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Mgⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ Andradite var. DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Siⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ Andradite var. DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
FeIron
Feⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ CoalingiteMg10Fe23+(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O
Feⓘ Andradite var. DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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References

Peduzzi, G. (1941) La cava d'amianto in Valle «Scerscen». Materie prime d'Italia e dell'Impero, 6/11, 444.
Gramaccioli, C.M. (1962) I minerali valtellinesi nella raccolta di Pietro Sigismund. Ed. privata, Milano, 179 pp.
Tabacchi, C. (1972) Le cave di amianto abbandonate in località Vallone di Scerscen (Val Malenco, Sondrio). Notizie Gr. Mineral. Lomb., 4, 88-89.
Bedognè, F., Montrasio, A., Sciesa, E. (1993) I minerali della provincia di Sondrio: Valmalenco. Bettini, Sondrio, 275 pp.
Sciesa, E. (1993) Le cromititi della Valmalenco (Alpi Centrali). Il Naturalista Valtellinese - Atti Mus. civ. Stor. nat. Morbegno, 4, 3-9.
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