Pizzo Rüscada, Prato, Lavizzara, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types | |
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Pizzo Rüscada | Mountain |
Prato | - not defined - |
Lavizzara | Municipality |
Vallemaggia | District |
Ticino | Canton |
Switzerland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 24' 38'' North , 8° 40' 48'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Club Cercatori di Minerali e Fossili Ticino | Viganello, Ticino | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
193027
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:193027:9
GUID (UUID V4):
8354f5bf-0a25-41c0-9489-27539739aefd
Name(s) in local language(s):
Pizzo Rüscada, Prato, Val Lavizzara, Valle Maggia, Ticino (Tessin), Svizzera (Schweiz; Suisse)
Pizzo Rüscada (2558 m), a peak to the northeast of Prato-Sornico between the main Val Lavizzara and the tributary Val di Prato, is not to be confused with Pizzo Ruscada (with u instead of ü) in Centovalli, Ticino.
Quartz-bearing clefts in gneiss occur at different elevations of the mountain. The most important find, made on the south ridge at 2385 m, consists of almost black ("morion") crystals with Tessin habit. The colour intensity of the crystals gradually diminishes with decreasing elevation. At 2050 m light smoky crystals still occur, but from here to the thalweg (at about 1000 m a.s.l.) only colourless crystals are found.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
Switzerland
- Ticino
- Vallemaggia
- Lavizzara ValleyValley
- Vallemaggia
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