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


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gneiss quarries, Riveo, Maggia, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:83933
Long-form Identifier:1:3:83933:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘPasso della Forcola REE-mineralization, Cravariola Valley (Cravairola Valley; Cravairola Alp), Montecrestese, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘGridone - Monte Limidario area, Centovalli, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘVal di Crana pegmatites, Val di Crana, Toceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘRio d'Alba, Premia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.2km (13.1 miles) ⓘPian dei Sali serpentinite (Monte Netto - Cresta della Colmine northwest slope), Villette, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘVerampio-Crego area, Premia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘLoccia dei Robbi south slope (Monte Forno south slope), Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘForno Glacier, Vallone del Vannino, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘCascina di Viei, Villa Bedretto, Bedretto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘFieud Alp, Fontana, Airolo, Leventina, 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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