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Byssolite from
Aiguilles Grises ridge, Miage Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy


Locality type:Ridge
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 Aiguilles Grises ridge, Miage Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1440207
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1440207:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Byssolite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘMiage Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘTriolet Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
32.6km (20.3 miles) ⓘDurnand gorges, Le Borgeaud, Les Valettes, Bovernier, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘEast slope, Le Catogne, Sembrancher, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘCombe de Prafleuri, Hérémence, Hérens, Valais, Switzerland
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘRoche Noire, Argentine, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘLa Balme peak, Argentine, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
71.3km (44.3 miles) ⓘGrande Dixence power station, Zmuttbach Valley, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
80.5km (50.0 miles) ⓘTraversella Mine, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘRimpfischwäng range, Findel glacier (Findeln glacier; Findelen glacier) area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
References
Ferronato, R., and Lucianaz, F. (2002) Miage: Recenti ritrovamenti al rifugio Gonella. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 26, 2 (2-2002), 66-69
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.
 
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