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Ilmenite from
Eastern moraine, Basòdino glacier, Monte Basòdino northeast slope, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eastern moraine, Basòdino glacier, Monte Basòdino northeast slope, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:436491
Long-form Identifier:1:3:436491:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘLake Matörgn, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘPizzo dell'Arzo, Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘNortheast slope, Pizzo dell'Arzo, Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘPizzo Fiorina east slope, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘÄgene Valley (Äginen Valley; Aeginen Valley), Ulrichen, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘPizzo Lucendro, Lucendro Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
14.2km (8.9 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
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘGere Valley (Geren Valley), Gere (Geren), Oberwald, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘGneiss quarries, Riveo, Maggia, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘPizzo Canariscio, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
References
Weiß, Stefan (1994) Blauer Kluftberyll aus der Südschweiz [Blue beryl in fissures from southern Switzerland]. Lapis, 19 (6). 25-26;39-40;62
Stalder, Hans Anton; Wagner, Albert; Graeser, Stefan; Stuker, Peter (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf Verlag. 579pp.pp.75-76
 
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