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Piemontite from
Alp digl Plaz deposit, Tinizong (Tinzen), Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Piemontite
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Piemontite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alp digl Plaz deposit, Tinizong (Tinzen), Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:550392
Long-form Identifier:1:3:550392:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Piemontite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘFalotta, Tinizong (Tinzen), Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘParsettens Alp, Err valley, Tinizong (Tinzen), Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘPiz Cam, Maroz Valley, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘPizzi dei Rossi, Val Forno, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘTanatz Alp, SplÞgen, Rheinwald, Viamala Region, Grisons, Switzerland
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘLitzirÞti, Langwies, Arosa, Plessur Region, Grisons, Switzerland
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘLower Scerscen Glacier, Scerscen Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘScerscen Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘVal Sora Quarry, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
86.8km (53.9 miles) ⓘMaurino Quarry, Cerentino, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
References
Geiger T. (1948): Manganerze in den Radiolariten GraubÞndens. BeitrÃĪge zur Geologie der Schweiz, Lieferung 27, 89 p.
Stalder, Hans Anton; Wagner, Albert; Graeser, Stefan; Stuker, Peter (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf Verlag. 579pp.p.304
 
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