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Byssolite from
East slope, Le Catogne, Sembrancher, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Slope
Classification
Species:Amphibole Supergroup var: Byssolite
Formula:AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite3
Datolite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Byssolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view East slope, Le Catogne, Sembrancher, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:430801
Long-form Identifier:1:3:430801:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Byssolite
3.6km (2.2 miles) Durnand gorges, Le Borgeaud, Les Valettes, Bovernier, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland
18.9km (11.7 miles) Triolet Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
21.6km (13.4 miles) Combe de Prafleuri, Hérémence, Hérens, Valais, Switzerland
33.1km (20.6 miles) Aiguilles Grises ridge, Miage Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
34.8km (21.7 miles) Miage Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
46.8km (29.1 miles) Grande Dixence power station, Zmuttbach Valley, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
56.6km (35.2 miles) Rimpfischwäng range, Findel glacier (Findeln glacier; Findelen glacier) area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
60.1km (37.3 miles) Stägjitschuggen tunnel, Stalden (VS), Visp, Valais, Switzerland
60.6km (37.6 miles) Roti Loiwina (Roti Lowina), Steg-Hohtenn, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
60.6km (37.7 miles) Goppenstein, Ferden, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
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