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Actinolite from
Le Catogne, Sembrancher, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Actinolite
Formula:◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Actinolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Le Catogne, Sembrancher, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1480545
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1480545:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘMartigny road tunnel, Mont Chemin mining district, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland
30.8km (19.2 miles) ⓘComba de la Sassa (Comba della Sassa; Sassa Valley), Bionaz, Aosta Valley, Italy
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘKiriaz (Chirriaz), Morgex, Aosta Valley, Italy
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘMiage Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
36.8km (22.8 miles) ⓘMoiry Glacier, Moiry Valley, Grimentz, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘLex Blanche Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘVarenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘLes Moulins Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
45.3km (28.1 miles) ⓘRiffelberg–Garten Unit, Valtournenche, Aosta Valley, Italy
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘServette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
References
Meisser, N., Brugger, J., May, R., Cheseaux, D. (1996) Der Axinit vom Catogne (VS). Schweizer Strahler 10(9), 325-337. (in German and French)
 
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