Provenite

Tarasp (Scuol, Lower Engadine)

AreaUnknownDraft data

46.7670° N, 10.2500° E · ± 10 km

Dolomite from Graubünden, Switzerland, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Dolomite

Dolomite at Tarasp (Scuol, Lower Engadine)

Polished slab of banded green sinter dolomite coloured by traces of nickel.
Polished slab of banded green sinter dolomite coloured by traces of nickel.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
CaMg(CO₃)₂
Morphology
Banded sinter crust
Color / luster
Green, banded
Trace elements
Ni (about 0.1 % per label)

Sources: SRC-518

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Canton lying entirely in the Alps; Alpine cleft smoky quartz forms in extensional fissures in the central granite massifs (Aar and Gotthard) at about 450-550 C.
Host rock
Granite of the central Alpine massifs (regional)
Region
Graubünden
Country
Switzerland

Coordinates are those of Tarasp village (merged into Scuol in 2015).

Sources: SRC-493

Sources

  1. SRC-493 · Website
    TaraspWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-518 · Website
    File:Dolomite-231265.jpg (Wikimedia Commons)Robert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.