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Enstatite from
Quadrada (incl. Quadradin), Selva, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland


Locality type:Hamlet
Classification
Species:Enstatite
Formula:Mg2Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Enstatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Quadrada (incl. Quadradin), Selva, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1512919
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1512919:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Enstatite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘSelva Quarry, Selva, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘSelva, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘSissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘPunta Trubinasca, Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘBorgo peridotite outcrop, Livo, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘMonte Duria peridotite (east), Peglio, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘMonte Duria peridotite (south), Peglio, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘTot Alp, Wolfgang, Davos, Prättigau/Davos Region, Grisons, Switzerland
63.6km (39.5 miles) ⓘPromegn, Cama Valley, Cama, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
80.8km (50.2 miles) ⓘArami Alp, Gorduno, Bellinzona, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland
References
Tarnuzzer, Chr. (1902) Die Asbestlager der Alp Quadrata bei Poschiavo. Jahresbericht der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Graubündens, 45 (1901-1902), 133-147
De Quervain, F. (1935) Serpentin als Dekorationgestein von Poschiavo (Graubünden). Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 15, 319-324
 
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