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Almandine from
Wasserfallköpfe, Vizze Pass (Pfitsch Pass; Pfitscher Joch), Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy


Locality type:Mountain Area
Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wasserfallköpfe, Vizze Pass (Pfitsch Pass; Pfitscher Joch), Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:653974
Long-form Identifier:1:3:653974:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘGrawandkofel (Croda Alta), Vizze Pass (Pfitsch Pass; Pfitscher Joch), Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘOberschrammach glacier, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘHaupen valley, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘHaupentalscharte (Forcella Lavizza; Haupenscharte), Oberbergtal, Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘGriesferner glacier (Griesferner; Grießferner), Oberbergtal, Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘNeves Lake area, Lappago (Lappach), Mühlwald (Selva dei Molini), Puster Valley District, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘRoßrugg ridge, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘGarnet gorge, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘHorn glacier, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘSchwarzensee lake, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
References
Buscaroli, C., Del Pozzo, C., e Tosato, F. (1994): La fergusonite della Wasserfallkopfe in Val di Vizze. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 4/1994, 337-341
 
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