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Amphibole Supergroup from
Forno Glacier, Vallone del Vannino, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Glacier
Classification
Species:'Amphibole Supergroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AB2C5(T8O22)W2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amphibole Supergroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Forno Glacier, Vallone del Vannino, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:763275
Long-form Identifier:1:3:763275:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Amphibole Supergroup
9.6km (5.9 miles) Monte Cervandone diopside occurrence, Monte Cervandone area, Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.6km (6.6 miles) Obere Stafel, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
16.8km (10.4 miles) Lago Bianco, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
21.2km (13.2 miles) Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
24.4km (15.2 miles) Aletsch Glacier, Aletsch area, Valais, Switzerland
30.9km (19.2 miles) Lang glacier, Lang glacier area, Blatten, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
31.4km (19.5 miles) Schinhorn - Beich pass area, Lang glacier area, Blatten, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
32.1km (20.0 miles) Steinhüshorn, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
39.8km (24.7 miles) Wandfluh (Wandflue), Blatten, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
40.7km (25.3 miles) Stägjitschuggen tunnel, Stalden (VS), Visp, Valais, Switzerland
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