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Rock Crystal from
Pizzo dell'Arzo, Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland


Classification
Species:Quartz var: Rock Crystal
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rock Crystal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pizzo dell'Arzo, Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:265169
Long-form Identifier:1:3:265169:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Rock Crystal in this Region
Northeast slope, Pizzo dell'Arzo, Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
Nearest other occurrences of Rock Crystal
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘNortheast slope, Pizzo dell'Arzo, Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘLake Matörgn, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘPizzo Fiorina east slope, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘLago Bianco, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘValleggia Glacier, Valleggia Valley, Ronco, Bedretto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘCristallina Alp, Cristallina Valley, Ossasco, Bedretto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘSt Gotthard pass road tunnel, St Gotthard pass area, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘScimfuss, Pontino Alp, Tremola Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘPizzo Rüscada, Prato-Sornico, Lavizzara, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘPizzo Giubine (Giübin), Prevat Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
References
Weiß, Stefan (1982) Das Cavagnoli-Gebiet [The Cavagnoli area]. Lapis, 7 (7-8) 17-25
Stalder, Hans Anton; Wagner, Albert; Graeser, Stefan; Stuker, Peter (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf Verlag. 579pp.p.209
Weiß, S., and Brack, P. (2018) Tessin. ExtraLapis, 55, 122 pp.
 
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