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Cafarsite from
Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area (Monte Cervandone), Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland


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Cafarsite, etc.

Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Cafarsite

Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Cafarsite

Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Cafarsite

Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Cafarsite, etc.

Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Cafarsite

Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Cafarsite

Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Cafarsite

Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
07809200017272010747366.jpg
Cafarsite, etc.

Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
08950580017272009102085.jpg
Cafarsite

Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Cafarsite

Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Cafarsite

Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Locality type:Mountain Area
Classification
Species:Cafarsite
Formula:Ca5.9Mn1.7Fe3Ti3(AsO3)12 · 4-5H2O
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Magnetite5
Clinochlore5
- var Ripidolite1
Quartz4
Mixite4
Fluorite3
Senaite3
Agardite-(Y)3
Asbecasite3
Muscovite2
Albite1
Crichtonite1
Chlorite Group1
Mica Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cafarsite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area (Monte Cervandone), Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (127 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2549
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2549:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cafarsite
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘMonte Cervandone area, Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘPizzo Bandiera, Monte Cervandone area, Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘGischi glacier (incl. Gischihorn), Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘGorb, Lärchultini, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘMätti Valley, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘLärchultini, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘHillehorn northeast slope, Chummibort, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
References
Schweiz.Min.Petr.Mitt.(1966) 46, 367-375
Stalder, H. A., Embrey, P., Graeser, S., Nowacki, W. (1978) Die Mineralien des Binntales. Naturhistorisches Museum der Stadt Bern.
 
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