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Muscovite from
Vedretta della Miniera (Cima della Miniera), Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Mountain Area
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vedretta della Miniera (Cima della Miniera), Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1011682
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1011682:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
15.3km (9.5 miles) Cepina, Valdisotto, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
20.8km (12.9 miles) Monte Zandila, Grosio, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
24.8km (15.4 miles) Malga Garbella di sotto, Ceresè, Rabbi, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
35.4km (22.0 miles) Mürasciola, Camp Valley, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
35.6km (22.1 miles) Nardis waterfalls, Genova Valley, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
40.0km (24.8 miles) Campanone del Coppo, Malga valley, Sonico, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
42.7km (26.5 miles) Selva, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
43.2km (26.9 miles) Scortaseo (Scurtaseu) deposit, Selva, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
43.9km (27.3 miles) Rendena Valley uranium prospects, Monte Toff, Bocenago, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
44.0km (27.4 miles) Forcel Rosso Gully (Forcel Rosso Pass), Monte Foppa (north slope), Upper Val Saviore, Cevo, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
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