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Tinzenite from
Falotta, Tinizong (Tinzen), Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland


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Tinzenite

Falotta, Tinizong, Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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Tinzenite

Falotta, Tinizong, Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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Tinzenite, etc.

Falotta, Tinizong, Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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Tinzenite

Falotta, Tinizong, Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
09797780017363357589221.jpg
Tinzenite

Falotta, Tinizong, Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
00600750017272009862342.jpg
Tinzenite

Falotta, Tinizong, Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
08810670017272009875065.jpg
Tinzenite, etc.

Falotta, Tinizong, Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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Tinzenite

Falotta, Tinizong, Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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Tinzenite

Falotta, Tinizong, Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
00600750017272009862342.jpg
Tinzenite

Falotta, Tinizong, Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
08810670017272009875065.jpg
Tinzenite, etc.

Falotta, Tinizong, Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
04644010017369258431806.jpg
Tinzenite

Falotta, Tinizong, Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Tinzenite
Formula:Ca2Mn42+Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Parsettensite2
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tinzenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Falotta, Tinizong (Tinzen), Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:39474
Long-form Identifier:1:3:39474:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tinzenite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘAlp digl Plaz deposit, Tinizong (Tinzen), Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘParsettens Alp, Err valley, Tinizong (Tinzen), Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘTanatz Alp, Splügen, Rheinwald, Viamala Region, Grisons, Switzerland
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘLitzirüti, Langwies, Arosa, Plessur Region, Grisons, Switzerland
References
Belokoneva E. L., Goryuonova A. N., Pletnev P. A., Spiridonov E. M., 2001. Crystall. Rep., 46: 30-32.
Mandarino, Joseph A. (2001) Abstracts of New Mineral Descriptions. The Mineralogical Record, 32 (3) 209-222pp.211-211
 
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