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Scolecite from
Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland


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Scolecite

Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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Scolecite

Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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Scolecite

Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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Scolecite

Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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Scolecite

Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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Scolecite

Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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Scolecite

Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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Scolecite

Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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Scolecite

Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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Scolecite

Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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Scolecite

Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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Scolecite

Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Scolecite
Formula:CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Prehnite5
Quartz5
Chlorite Group3
Epidote3
K Feldspar2
- var Adularia2
Calcite2
Mesolite1
Stilbite Subgroup1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scolecite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (19 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43547
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43547:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scolecite
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘIragna, Lodrino, Riviera, Riviera, Ticino, Switzerland
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘIsola Quarry (Isola Quarries), Madesimo, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘSan Giorgio, Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘPiana Valley, Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘCodera streambed, Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘTumbler, Soglio, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘGneiss quarry, Promontogno, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘPizzo Alzasca, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘMaighels glacier, Val Maighels, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘPizzi dei Rossi, Val Forno, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
References
Weiß, Stefan; Forster, Otmar (1997) Arvigo, Val Calanca: Kluftmineralien aus dem Süden Graubündens [Arvigo, Val Calanca: Cleft minerals from southern Graubünden]. Lapis, 22 (6). 13-42; 62
Stalder, Hans Anton; Wagner, Albert; Graeser, Stefan; Stuker, Peter (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf Verlag. 579pp.P. 375, 474
 
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