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


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Dravite
Formula:NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dravite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sponda Alp - Pizzo Forno, Chironico Valley, Faido, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:979429
Long-form Identifier:1:3:979429:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dravite
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘVenett (Vanit; Cadonighino pass), Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed placers, Medel (Lucmagn), Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘBocchetta di Formazzora-South, CavagnÃķÃķ Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; CavagnÃķÃķ area; Cavagnoli area), RobiÃĻi (Alpe di RobiÃĻi; Lake RobiÃĻi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘMorasco area, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
30.5km (18.9 miles) ⓘPizzo del Costone (Punta del Costone), Ban Group, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘPiano dei Camosci (Pian dei Camosci), Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘGhiacciaio dei Camosci (Ghiacciaio Siedel), Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘAlpe di Caneto (Alpe Caneto), Re, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘArbola Glacier (Punta d'Arbola N and E slopes; Ofenhorn N and E slopes), Sabbione Glacier area, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘAlbrun pass, Albrunhorn - Turbhorn area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
References
Redler, Charlotte, Irouschek, Alfred, Jeffries, Teresa, GierÃĐ, Reto (2016) Origin and Formation of Tourmaline-rich Cordierite-bearing Metapelitic Rocks from Alpe Sponda, Central Alps (Switzerland) Journal of Petrology, 57 (2) 277-308 doi:10.1093/petrology/egw006
 
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