Locality type: Quarry Classification Species: 'Asbestos' (not an IMA approved species) Comments: Fibrous form of actinolite. Confirmation Validity: Believed Valid Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Quartz 2 Epidote 2 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Asbestos data Locality Data: Click here to view Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland Photo Gallery View Gallery (3 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 43551 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:43551:6 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Nearest other occurrences of Asbestos
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References Weibel, Max, Graeser, Stefan, Oberholzer, Walter F., Stalder, Hans-Anton, Gabriel, Walter (1990) Die Mineralien der Schweiz [The minerals of Switzerland] (5th ed.) Birkhäuser, Basel, Switzerland. p.1-222. doi:10.1007/978-3-0348-7132-7 Search for references including Asbestos Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland