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Garnet Group from
Mürasciola, Camp Valley, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland


Locality type:Mountain Area
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mürasciola, Camp Valley, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1512668
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1512668:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
25.8km (16.0 miles) Alpe Pirlo, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
28.6km (17.8 miles) Muretto Pass, Muretto Valley, Val Forno, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
30.8km (19.1 miles) Cassandra Lakes, Airale Valley, Torreggio Valley, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
32.9km (20.5 miles) Piz Lunghin, Casaccia, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
33.6km (20.9 miles) Piz dal Sasc, Casaccia, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
37.6km (23.3 miles) Albigna glacier, Albigna Valley, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
38.3km (23.8 miles) Ortles-Gran Zebrù northeast slope (Ortler-Königspitze northeast slope), Stilfs (Stelvio), Vinschgau (Val Venosta), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
38.4km (23.9 miles) Vedretta di Solda (Suldenferner), Stilfs (Stelvio), Vinschgau (Val Venosta), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
41.1km (25.6 miles) Cima del Coppo, Malga valley, Sonico, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
41.1km (25.6 miles) Bondasca Valley, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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