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Sobretta Mountain, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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Sobretta MountainMountain
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LombardyRegion
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 23' 52'' North , 10° 26' 15'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.39795,10.43776
GeoHash:
G#: u0prvw2x9
GRN:
N31E06
Type:
Mountain
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Santa Caterina233 (2014)4.5km
Sant'Antonio1,462 (2014)7.2km
Valdisotto3,217 (2012)7.4km
Niblogo119 (2014)7.4km
Plazzola342 (2014)7.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
60147
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60147:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Monte Sobretta, Valfurva, Valtellina, Sondrio, Lombardia, Italia


Calcium carbonates in fissures inside calcite marble, cropping out below the summit of Monte Sobretta (3296 m).

Sb mineralisation (stibnite, kermesite, senarmontite) in a quartz vein embedded in calcite marble on the north slope of Monte Sobretta.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Kermesite
Formula: Sb2S2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Senarmontite
Formula: Sb2O3
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘKermesite2.FD.05Sb2S2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSenarmontite4.CB.50Sb2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ KermesiteSb2S2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SenarmontiteSb2O3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ KermesiteSb2S2O
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ KermesiteSb2S2O
Sbⓘ SenarmontiteSb2O3
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Sobretta
Wikidata ID:Q937491

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References

Romani, E. (1989) Cristalli fiori di roccia. Edizioni del Museo Mineralogico e Naturalistico di Bormio, 274 pages.
Bedognè, F., Montrasio, A., and Sciesa, E. (2006) I minerali della media-alta Valtellina, delle Orobie valtellinesi e della Val Poschiavo. Aggiornamenti sulle altre località della provincia di Sondrio. Bettini, Sondrio, 255 pages.
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