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Quartz from
Sobretta Mountain, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sobretta Mountain, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:903273
Long-form Identifier:1:3:903273:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘCosta Sobretta, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘAlpe Valley, Gavia Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘSant'Antonio Morignone, Valdisotto, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘVal Pola landslide, Valdisotto, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘCepina, Valdisotto, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘUpper Maurone Valley, Sondalo, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘMonte Zandila, Grosio, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘCima Piazzi southeast slope, Valdisotto, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘCecedo, Sondalo, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘCima delle Pale Rosse, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
Romani, E. (1989) Cristalli fiori di roccia. Ed. Museo Mineralogico e Naturalistico di Bormio, 274 pp.
BedognÃĻ, F.; Montrasio, A.; Sciesa, E. (2006) I minerali della medio-alta Valtellina delle Orobie e della Val Poschiavo. [The minerals of the mid-to-upper Valtellina, the Orobie, and Val Poschiavo.] - Aggiornamenti sulle altre località della provincia di Sondrio [Updates on other locations in the province of Sondrio]. Tipografia Bettini. 255pp.
 
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