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Byssolite from
Goppenstein, Ferden, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Hamlet
Classification
Species:Amphibole Supergroup var: Byssolite
Formula:AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Byssolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Goppenstein, Ferden, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1339530
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1339530:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Byssolite in this Region
Im Jeizel (Im Ieizel), Goppenstein, Ferden, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
Nearest other occurrences of Byssolite
1.3km (0.8 miles) Roti Loiwina (Roti Lowina), Steg-Hohtenn, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
6.4km (4.0 miles) Wandfluh (Wandflue), Blatten, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
15.5km (9.7 miles) Schinhorn - Beich pass area, Lang glacier area, Blatten, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
18.3km (11.4 miles) Lang glacier, Lang glacier area, Blatten, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
18.5km (11.5 miles) Stägjitschuggen tunnel, Stalden (VS), Visp, Valais, Switzerland
26.5km (16.4 miles) Aletsch Glacier, Aletsch area, Valais, Switzerland
32.1km (19.9 miles) Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
34.6km (21.5 miles) Obere Stafel, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
35.6km (22.1 miles) Felskinn, Fee Glacier, Saas-Fee, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
36.7km (22.8 miles) Monte Cervandone diopside occurrence, Monte Cervandone area, Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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