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Fuchsite from
Rio Oremo, Chiavolino, Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy


Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Fuchsite
Formula:K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Glaucophane39
Rutile18
Pyrite4
Calcite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fuchsite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rio Oremo, Chiavolino, Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:320896
Long-form Identifier:1:3:320896:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fuchsite
39.6km (24.6 miles) Rocca di Verra, Gobba di Rollin-Rocca di Verra ridge - Blu Lake area, Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
44.8km (27.8 miles) Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy
70.8km (44.0 miles) Rocca Tovo, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
74.3km (46.2 miles) Ouille du Midi, Bonneval-sur-Arc, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
76.7km (47.6 miles) Bella Tola, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
81.7km (50.8 miles) Le Coin, Bessans, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
87.0km (54.1 miles) Reckibach, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
88.0km (54.7 miles) Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
90.9km (56.5 miles) Holzerspitz north slope, Fäldbach valley, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
91.7km (57.0 miles) Fäldbach valley, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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