Crestùn asbestos mine (Crestùn asbestos quarries; Ciappanico asbestos mine), Ciappanico, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° North , 9° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~7km
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Name(s) in local language(s):
Miniera di amianto del Crestùn (Cave di amianto del Crestùn; Miniera di amianto di Ciappanico), Ciappanico, Torre di Santa Maria, Valmalenco (Val Malenco), Valtellina, Sondrio, Lombardia, Italia
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Artinite Formula: Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ 'Asbestos' |
| ⓘ Brucite Formula: Mg(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Brugnatellite (TL) Formula: Mg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13 · 4H2O Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Calzirtite Formula: Ca2Zr5Ti2O16 |
| ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 |
| ⓘ Perovskite Formula: CaTiO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
| ⓘ | Calzirtite | 4.DL.10 | Ca2Zr5Ti2O16 |
| ⓘ | Brucite | 4.FE.05 | Mg(OH)2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Artinite | 5.DA.10 | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Brugnatellite (TL) | 5.DA.45 | Mg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13 · 4H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Asbestos' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Brugnatellite | Mg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| C | ⓘ Brugnatellite | Mg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13 · 4H2O |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Brugnatellite | Mg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calzirtite | Ca2Zr5Ti2O16 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Brugnatellite | Mg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13 · 4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calzirtite | Ca2Zr5Ti2O16 |
| Ca | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Calzirtite | Ca2Zr5Ti2O16 |
| Ti | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Brugnatellite | Mg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13 · 4H2O |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Calzirtite | Ca2Zr5Ti2O16 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
Italy
- Lombardy
- Sondrio Province
- Malenco ValleyValley
- ValtellinaValley
- Sondrio Province
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Crestùn asbestos mine, Ciappanico, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy