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Tiragalloite from
Tanatz Alp, Splügen, Rheinwald, Viamala Region, Grisons, Switzerland
| Locality type: | Deposit | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Tiragalloite | |
| Formula: | Mn42+As5+Si3O12(OH) | |
| Habit: | Isolated crystals included or not in calcite and grains to 3 mm across. The crystal can be grown epitactically on rhodonite (Roth, 2011) | |
| Colour: | Red-orange | |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals: | ||
| Associates: | Manganese-bearing Calcite Rhodonite | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Rhodonite | 3 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Tiragalloite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Tanatz Alp, Splügen, Rheinwald, Viamala Region, Grisons, Switzerland | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 388170 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:388170:5 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Tiragalloite | ||
| 10.3km (6.4 miles) | ⓘFianel, Ausserferrera, Ferrera, Viamala Region, Grisons, Switzerland | |
| 46.0km (28.6 miles) | ⓘLower Scerscen Glacier, Scerscen Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy | |
| 48.0km (29.8 miles) | ⓘScerscen Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy | |
| References | ||
Tanatz Alp, Splügen, Rheinwald, Viamala Region, Grisons, Switzerland