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Byssolite from
Grande Dixence power station, Zmuttbach Valley, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Construction Site
Classification
Species:Amphibole Supergroup var: Byssolite
Formula:AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Byssolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grande Dixence power station, Zmuttbach Valley, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:538002
Long-form Identifier:1:3:538002:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Byssolite
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘRimpfischwÃĪng range, Findel glacier (Findeln glacier; Findelen glacier) area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘFelskinn, Fee Glacier, Saas-Fee, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
25.8km (16.1 miles) ⓘStÃĪgjitschuggen tunnel, Stalden (VS), Visp, Valais, Switzerland
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘCombe de Prafleuri, HÃĐrÃĐmence, HÃĐrens, Valais, Switzerland
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘRoti Loiwina (Roti Lowina), Steg-Hohtenn, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘGoppenstein, Ferden, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘWandfluh (Wandflue), Blatten, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘEast slope, Le Catogne, Sembrancher, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘDurnand gorges, Le Borgeaud, Les Valettes, Bovernier, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘSchinhorn - Beich pass area, Lang glacier area, Blatten, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
References
Stalder, Hans Anton; Wagner, Albert; Graeser, Stefan; Stuker, Peter (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf Verlag. 579pp.p.138
 
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