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Andradite from
Putzkammer Alp, Rinder valley (Gafluna valley), Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria


Locality type:Alpine Pasture
Classification
Species:Andradite
Formula:Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cassiterite2
Ferro-actinolite2
Magnetite2
Chalcopyrite1
Hedenbergite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Andradite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Putzkammer Alp, Rinder valley (Gafluna valley), Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:789784
Long-form Identifier:1:3:789784:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Andradite
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘMaderertäli, Sankt Gallenkirch, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
31.0km (19.2 miles) ⓘTot Alp, Wolfgang, Davos, Prättigau/Davos Region, Grisons, Switzerland
71.2km (44.2 miles) ⓘPlatta nappe, Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘCotschens deposit, Marmorera lake, Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
73.7km (45.8 miles) ⓘSchmorrasgrat-South, Ausserferrera, Ferrera, Viamala Region, Grisons, Switzerland
75.2km (46.7 miles) ⓘVedretta della Miniera (Cima della Miniera), Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
75.4km (46.8 miles) ⓘCima delle Pale Rosse, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘLunghin pass, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘFellaria Glacier, Fellaria Valley, Campo Moro Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘPiz Lunghin, Casaccia, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
References
Kolitsch, U. & Brandstätter, F. (2012): 1739) Andradit, Kassiterit, Epidot, Ferro-Aktinolith, Hedenbergit und Woodruffit von der Putzkammeralpe im Rindertal (Gaflunatal), Montafon, Vorarlberg. Pp. 143-147 in Niedermayr, G. et al. (2012): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXI. Carinthia II, 202./122., 123-180.
 
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