Tende Pass, Tende, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tende Pass | Pass |
| Tende | Commune |
| Nice | Arrondissement |
| Alpes-Maritimes | Department |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 8' 25'' North , 7° 34' 13'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
251806
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:251806:3
GUID (UUID V4):
d325aa96-6b6a-46fc-aaee-1932dc579f6b
Name(s) in local language(s):
Col de Tende (Colle di Tenda), Tende, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Jurassic limestone and dolostone beds and Triassic evaporitic masses, consisting of anhydrite, gypsum and cargneule, embedded in Cenozoic flyschoid formations. These rocks, forming the southern sector of Col de Tende (Colle di Tenda), were excavated during the construction of the Col de Tende Road Tunnel (3182 m long, inaugurated in 1882) and of the Col de Tende Railway Tunnel (8080 m long, inaugurated in 1898).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
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