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Diopside from
Pollux, Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland


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Diopside, etc.

Pollux, Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
01450280017370475892858.jpg
Diopside, etc.

Pollux, Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
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Diopside, etc.

Pollux, Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Epidote3
Grossular2
- var Hessonite2
Clinochlore2
Albite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pollux, Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:484837
Long-form Identifier:1:3:484837:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘPolluce (Pollux), Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘPasso di Verra area (Zwillingsjoch area), Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘBreithorn, Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘBreithorn-Roccia Nera ridge (Breithorn-Schwarzfluh ridge; Breithorn ridge), Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘGobba di Rollin, Gobba di Rollin-Rocca di Verra ridge - Blu Lake area, Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘRocca di Verra, Gobba di Rollin-Rocca di Verra ridge - Blu Lake area, Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘMonte Rosso di Verra, Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘBlu Lake (Bleu Lake), Gobba di Rollin-Rocca di Verra ridge - Blu Lake area, Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘPalon di Resy, Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘRiffelberg–Garten Unit, Valtournenche, Aosta Valley, Italy
References
Stalder, Hans Anton; Wagner, Albert; Graeser, Stefan; Stuker, Peter (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf Verlag. 579pp.p.138
 
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