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Muscovite from
Lavin, Zernez, Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region, Grisons, Switzerland


Locality type:Village
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 Lavin, Zernez, Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:823846
Long-form Identifier:1:3:823846:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘOchsen valley glacier, Ochsen valley, Gaschurn, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘSchattenspitze, Ochsen valley, Gaschurn, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘHeimspitze, Vergalda valley, Gargellen valley, Sankt Gallenkirch, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘValschaviel valley, Gaschurn, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘIdalpe, Ischgl, Landeck District, Tyrol, Austria
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘEiserne Tür mine, Valschavielkopf (Eisernes Tor), Fresch alp, Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘLangsee (Seekopf), Fresch alp, Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘKonstanzer Hütte, Sankt Anton am Arlberg, Landeck District, Tyrol, Austria
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘSennigrat-Kreuzjoch-Hochjoch area, Schruns, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘKnappenschrofen mine (Fellimännle mine), Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
References
Krähenbühl (1987): Die Eisen-Kupfer-Vorkommen von Lavin, Unterengadin. Bergknappe 42, 23-35.
 
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