| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Epidote |
| Formula: | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Prehnite | 30 |
| K Feldspar | 17 |
| - var Adularia | 17 |
| Quartz | 14 |
| Chlorite Group | 6 |
| Fluorite | 4 |
| Calcite | 4 |
| Scolecite | 3 |
| Asbestos | 2 |
| Feldspar Group | 2 |
| Stilbite Subgroup | 2 |
| Albite | 2 |
| Titanite | 1 |
| Mesolite | 1 |
| Clinochlore | 1 |
| Babingtonite | 1 |
| Laumontite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Epidote data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (43 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 43541 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:43541:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Epidote in this Region |
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| Alfredo Quarry, Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| Lino Quarry, Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| Nearest other occurrences of Epidote |
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| 7.3km (4.5 miles) | ⓘSanta Maria di Claro, Molino Valley, Claro, Bellinzona, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 10.9km (6.8 miles) | ⓘIragna, Lodrino, Riviera, Riviera, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 15.1km (9.4 miles) | ⓘBodengo Valley, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 24.6km (15.3 miles) | ⓘSchisarolo Valley, Madesimo, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 25.1km (15.6 miles) | ⓘLoga Valley, Madesimo, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 28.5km (17.7 miles) | ⓘGiavera, Villa di Chiavenna, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 29.1km (18.1 miles) | ⓘSan Giorgio, Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 30.5km (18.9 miles) | ⓘAlpe Rossaccio (Rossaccio), Villa di Chiavenna, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 31.6km (19.6 miles) | ⓘPiana Valley, Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 32.2km (20.0 miles) | ⓘHohbüel meta-ophiolite outcrop, Vals, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| References |
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Armbruster, Th., Stalder, H.A., Gnoss, E., Hofmann, B., and Herwegh, M. (2000) Epitaxy of hedenbergite whiskers on babingtonite in Alpine fissures at Arvigo, Val Calanca, Grisons, Switzerland. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrografische Mitteilungen, 80(3), 285-290 |
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Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland