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Staurolite from
Valmaggia, Cravagliana, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy


Classification
Species:Staurolite
Formula:Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Staurolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Valmaggia, Cravagliana, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:540084
Long-form Identifier:1:3:540084:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Staurolite
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘColle della Torre di Buccione (Colle di Buccione), Orta San Giulio, Novara Province, Piedmont, Italy
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘBeura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘBelvedere di Albogno, Albogno, Druogno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘCannero Riviera ore body, Trarego Viggiona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘPossette Pass, Trasquera, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘMount Teggiolo, Trasquera, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘBrunegg pass, Turtmann Valley, Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk, Valais, Switzerland
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘStretta di Cuggine, Croveo, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘBorgnone, Centovalli, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘVerdasio, Centovalli, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
References
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.
 
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