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Adularia from
Kighel Quarry (Antillone Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:K Feldspar var: Adularia
Formula:KAlSi3O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Adularia data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kighel Quarry (Antillone Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:339155
Long-form Identifier:1:3:339155:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Adularia
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘImboden Quarry (Boschetto Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘRivasco Quarry, Rivasco Quarries, Premia gneiss quarries, Premia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘMonte Giove, Vallone del Vannino, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘClogstafel Mount (Punta Clogstafel), Vallone del Vannino, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘCima della Freghera, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘMonte Minoia west slope, Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘForno Glacier, Vallone del Vannino, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘBocchetta d'Arbola (Albrun Pass), Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘMorasco area, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘArbola Glacier (Punta d'Arbola N and E slopes; Ofenhorn N and E slopes), Sabbione Glacier area, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Appiani R., Bosio P., Milanesi D., Stefanelli P., Vanini F., 2003. Apatiti alpine: eccezionali ritrovamenti in Val Formazza (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 27 (3): 134-137.
Albertini C., Milanesi D. (2001): Valli Antigorio e Formazza: le titaniti. Riv. Mineral. Ital., 25, (2), 71-84.
 
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