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Muscovite from
Pizzo Fiorina east slope, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland


Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pizzo Fiorina east slope, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:557453
Long-form Identifier:1:3:557453:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘPizzo Fiorina, Maria Luisa Refuge area, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘLake Matörgn, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘMarchhorn (Punta del Termine), Maria Luisa Refuge area, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘBocchetta di Formazzora-South, Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
1.8km (1.1 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
2.1km (1.3 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
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘLake Zött, Monte Basòdino northeast slope, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘRobièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘEastern moraine, Basòdino glacier, Monte Basòdino northeast slope, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘLake Cavagnoli (Lake Cavagnöö), Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
References
Weiß, Stefan (1993) Matörgn-Fiorina: Rauuchquarze und Steinböcke im nordwestlichen Tessin [Matörgn-Fiorina: Smoky quartz and ibex in northwestern Ticino]. Lapis, 18 (3). 28-38
Stalder, Hans Anton; Wagner, Albert; Graeser, Stefan; Stuker, Peter (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf Verlag. 579pp.p.341
 
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