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Epidote from
Gneiss quarries, Riveo, Maggia, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland


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Epidote

Gneiss quarries, Riveo, Maggia, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
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Epidote

Gneiss quarries, Riveo, Maggia, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
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Epidote

Gneiss quarries, Riveo, Maggia, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
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Epidote

Gneiss quarries, Riveo, Maggia, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
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Epidote

Gneiss quarries, Riveo, Maggia, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
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Epidote

Gneiss quarries, Riveo, Maggia, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
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Epidote

Gneiss quarries, Riveo, Maggia, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
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Epidote

Gneiss quarries, Riveo, Maggia, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
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Epidote

Gneiss quarries, Riveo, Maggia, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
01923470017272033109644.jpg
Epidote

Gneiss quarries, Riveo, Maggia, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
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Epidote

Gneiss quarries, Riveo, Maggia, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
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Epidote

Gneiss quarries, Riveo, Maggia, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Titanite4
Albite3
Chlorite Group3
Apatite2
Prehnite2
Laumontite1
Quartz1
Apophyllite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gneiss quarries, Riveo, Maggia, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:83926
Long-form Identifier:1:3:83926:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘMaurino Quarry, Cerentino, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘVergeletto Valley, Onsernone Valley, Centovalli, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘAlpe di Caneto (Alpe Caneto), Re, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘKighel Quarry (Antillone Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘImboden Quarry (Boschetto Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘPasso della Forcola REE-mineralization, Cravariola Valley (Cravairola Valley; Cravairola Alp), Montecrestese, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘRivasco Quarry, Rivasco Quarries, Premia gneiss quarries, Premia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘLago Bianco, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘMonte Giove, Vallone del Vannino, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘNortheast slope, Pizzo dell'Arzo, Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
References
Weiß, Stefan (1992) Riveo - eine interessante Epidotfundstelle im Tessin [Riveo - an interesting epidote site in Ticino]. Lapis, 17 (6). 24-26;35-41;58
 
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