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Calcite from
Cassandra Glacier, Airale Valley, Torreggio Valley, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Glacier
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cassandra Glacier, Airale Valley, Torreggio Valley, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:829103
Long-form Identifier:1:3:829103:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘCorna Rossa, Airale Valley, Torreggio Valley, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘCorni d'Airale, Airale Valley, Torreggio Valley, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘSissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘPradaccio Peak, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘDiopside outcrop, Sissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘUralite’s plain, Sissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘPreda Rossa Valley, Val Masino, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘAlpe Mastabia talc mine, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘGiumellini Valley (Giumellino Valley), Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘBraccia Mountain, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
BedognÃĻ, F.; Montrasio, A.; Sciesa, E. (2006) I minerali della medio-alta Valtellina delle Orobie e della Val Poschiavo. [The minerals of the mid-to-upper Valtellina, the Orobie, and Val Poschiavo.] - Aggiornamenti sulle altre località della provincia di Sondrio [Updates on other locations in the province of Sondrio]. Tipografia Bettini. 255pp.
 
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