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Byssolite from
Varuna Glacier, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland


Locality type:Glacier
Classification
Species:Amphibole Supergroup var: Byssolite
Formula:AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Byssolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Varuna Glacier, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:821622
Long-form Identifier:1:3:821622:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Byssolite
2.2km (1.4 miles) Fopal, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
4.8km (3.0 miles) Cambrena Glacier, Bernina Pass area, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
13.4km (8.3 miles) Tremogge Peak, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
37.8km (23.5 miles) Alpe Rossaccio (Rossaccio), Villa di Chiavenna, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
53.2km (33.0 miles) Starleggia Valley quarries, Campodolcino, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
54.7km (34.0 miles) Stabio Valley, Niardo, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
55.1km (34.2 miles) Loga Valley, Madesimo, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
58.3km (36.2 miles) Eyrs (Oris), Laas (Lasa), Vinschgau (Val Venosta), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
69.3km (43.1 miles) Rischuna Alp, Bucarischuna, Vals Valley, Vals, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
91.4km (56.8 miles) Punteglias Alp, Trun, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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