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Calcite from
Northeast slope, Pizzo dell'Arzo, Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland


Locality type:Slope
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Northeast slope, Pizzo dell'Arzo, Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1385285
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1385285:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘLake Cavagnoli (Lake Cavagnöö), Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘRobièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘBocchetta di Formazzora-South, Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘLake Zött, Monte Basòdino northeast slope, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘLago Bianco, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘRio Röni (Rio Roni), Maria Luisa Refuge area, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘMorasco area, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘNufenen pass (Novena pass), Nufenen pass area (Novena pass area), Ägene Valley (Äginen Valley; Aeginen Valley), Ulrichen, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘGries Pass, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘPizzo del Costone (Punta del Costone), Ban Group, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Weiß, S., Bosio, P., and Appiani, R. (2004) L'euclasio del ghiacciaio dei Cavagnoli. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 28, 2 (2-2004), 90-93
Weiß, S. [mit Beiträgen von Praeger, M., and Duthaler, R.] (2005) Von 1880 bis 2004: Die Euklasfunde der Alpen (II) - Euklas vom Cavagnoli-Gletscher, Tessin, Schweiz. Lapis, 30, 1, 13-24 + 37-39 + 58
Weiß, S., and Brack, P. (2018) Tessin. ExtraLapis, 55, 122 pp.
 
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