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Celsian from
Isenwegg, Wasen Alp, Ganter valley, Ried-Brig, Brig, Valais, Switzerland


Classification
Species:Celsian
Formula:Ba(Al2Si2O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Celsian data
Locality Data:Click here to view Isenwegg, Wasen Alp, Ganter valley, Ried-Brig, Brig, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:214814
Long-form Identifier:1:3:214814:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Celsian
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘCandoglia marble quarries, Candoglia, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘSeula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
96.6km (60.0 miles) ⓘMalpensata pegmatitic dyke (Olgiasca-Malpensata; Croce Quarry; Secondi dyke), Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
Graeser, S., Hetherington, C. J., Gieré, R. (2003) Ganterite, a new barium-dominant analogue of muscovite from the Berisal Complex, Simplon Region, Switzerland. The Canadian Mineralogist, 41 (5). 1271-1280 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.41.5.1271
Graeser, Stefan; Hetherington, Callum J. (2004) Ganterit - ein neues Mineral aus den Walliser Bergen [Ganterite - a new mineral from the Valais mountains]. Lapis, 29 (2). 37-40; 50
 
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