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Biotite from
Ponte Valley, Brissago, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ponte Valley, Brissago, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:549522
Long-form Identifier:1:3:549522:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
5.4km (3.3 miles) Gridone - Monte Limidario area, Centovalli, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
10.3km (6.4 miles) Cannero Riviera ore body, Trarego Viggiona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
13.6km (8.5 miles) Costa di Faedo (Cangei), Villette, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
14.9km (9.3 miles) Piano del Lavonchio (Piano dei Lavonchi), Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.3km (9.5 miles) Rio della Lisca (Cappella del Group), Malesco, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.7km (9.8 miles) Il Pizzo gneiss outcrop, Intragna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
16.1km (10.0 miles) Paragneiss outcrop, Intragna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
18.1km (11.3 miles) Alpe Agricola gneiss outcrop, Caprezzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
19.4km (12.1 miles) Val di Crana pegmatites, Val di Crana, Toceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
22.5km (14.0 miles) Antoliva Valley, Druogno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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