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Brucite from
Val Forno, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Brucite
Formula:Mg(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brucite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Val Forno, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:436736
Long-form Identifier:1:3:436736:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brucite
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘSissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘScerscen Valley asbestos mine, Scerscen Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘDossi di Franscia, Franscia, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘIMI Fabi Mine (Fabi Mine; Fabi Quarry), Mt. Motta, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘValbrutta (Val Brutta), Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘSferlùn asbestos mine, Vallone del Cengiaccio (Cengiaccio; Cengiàsc; Cengiasco), Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘAcquanegra asbestos mines (Costòn d’Acquanegra; Acquanera asbestos mines), Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘQuadrada (incl. Quadradin), Selva, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘSelva Quarry, Selva, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘSelva, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
References
Stalder, Hans Anton; Wagner, Albert; Graeser, Stefan; Stuker, Peter (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf Verlag. 579pp.p.87
 
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