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Almandine from
Sponda Alp - Pizzo Forno, Chironico Valley, Faido, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland


Locality type:Mountain
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 Sponda Alp - Pizzo Forno, Chironico Valley, Faido, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:907202
Long-form Identifier:1:3:907202:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘLucomagno Pass, Santa Maria Valley, Blenio Valley, Blenio, Ticino, Switzerland
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘCanaria Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘSorescia Alp, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘTremola Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed placers, Medel (Lucmagn), Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘTrescolmen quartzite outcrop, Mesocco, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
31.0km (19.2 miles) ⓘCima di Gagela, Mesocco, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘTrescolmen whiteschist outcrop, Mesocco, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘPiani di Verdabbio, Verdabbio, Grono, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘPonte Valley, Brissago, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
References
Schnorrer, Günther (1995) Mineralogische Neuheiten von bekannten deutschen Fundorten [Mineralogical novelties from well-known German deposits]. Lapis, 20 (12). 43-48; 62
Weiß, S. (2014) Disthen von der Alpe Sponda. Lapis, 39 (9). p.12-25; 62.
 
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