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Kermesite from
Sassal Mason, Bernina Pass area, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Kermesite
Formula:Sb2S2O
Comments:The red incrustations on stibnite described as kermesite (Romani, 2000), are very probably metastibnite (as pointed out for other occurrences in the Poschiavo territory by Bedognè et al., 2006).
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kermesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sassal Mason, Bernina Pass area, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:821414
Long-form Identifier:1:3:821414:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kermesite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘAlp Grüm, Bernina Pass area, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘLe Prese, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘSobretta Mountain, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘCosta Sobretta, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘCamaggiore, Vendrogno, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
75.6km (47.0 miles) ⓘLa Selva prospect, San Nazzaro Val Cavargna, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
97.2km (60.4 miles) ⓘLa Monda Mine, Aranno, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
97.7km (60.7 miles) ⓘMonte Pellegrino, Miglieglia, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
References
Romani, E. (2000) Andar per cristalli - tesori nascosti. Minerali e rocce della Val Poschiavo nella raccolta del Museo Mineralogico Naturalistico di Bormio. Edizioni Grafica Colombo, Lecco, 151 pp.
Bedognè, F., Montrasio, A., Sciesa, E. (2006): I minerali della medio-alta Valtellina delle Orobie e della Val Poschiavo. Aggiornamenti sulle altre località della provincia di Sondrio. Tipografia Bettini, Sondrio, 255 pp.
 
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