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Allophane from
Cavloc lake, Val Forno, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland


Locality type:Lake
Classification
Species:Allophane
Formula:(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Allophane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cavloc lake, Val Forno, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:997018
Long-form Identifier:1:3:997018:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Allophane
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘTinzener Ochsenalp (Alp da Bovs; Colm da Bovs; Cuolm da Bovs), Err valley, Tinizong (Tinzen), Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘPessina and Noci Valley mines, Primaluna, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
77.1km (47.9 miles) ⓘEyrs (Oris), Laas (Lasa), Vinschgau (Val Venosta), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/SÞdtirol, Italy
79.1km (49.2 miles) ⓘVal Daone Mine, Limes, Daone Valley, Daone, Valdaone, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/SÞdtirol, Italy
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect, Fresch alp, Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
83.3km (51.8 miles) ⓘRuina Cotschna, Piz Mundin (Piz Mondin), Tschlin (Schleins), Valsot, Engiadina Bassa/Val MÞstair Region, Grisons, Switzerland
References
Stalder, Hans Anton; Wagner, Albert; Graeser, Stefan; Stuker, Peter (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf Verlag. 579pp.p.31
 
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