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Prehnite from
Vergeletto Valley, Onsernone Valley, Centovalli, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland


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Prehnite, etc.

Vergeletto Valley, Onsernone Valley, Centovalli, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
07996150017362378197225.jpg
Prehnite, etc.

Vergeletto Valley, Onsernone Valley, Centovalli, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
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Prehnite, etc.

Vergeletto Valley, Onsernone Valley, Centovalli, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Prehnite
Formula:Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Epidote1
Heulandite Subgroup1
Chabazite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prehnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vergeletto Valley, Onsernone Valley, Centovalli, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:854717
Long-form Identifier:1:3:854717:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Prehnite
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘPizzo Alzasca, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘAlpe di Caneto (Alpe Caneto), Re, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘAlpe Marco inferiore, Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘMaurino Quarry, Cerentino, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘGneiss quarries, Riveo, Maggia, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘPiano del Lavonchio (Piano dei Lavonchi), Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘKighel Quarry (Antillone Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘAlpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘRencio quarries, Crodo gneiss quarries, Crodo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘPizzo Nona, Antoliva Valley, Druogno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Stefan Weiss and Mischa Crumbach (2013), "Stellerit aus dem Val Onsernone, Schweiz", Lapis 9/2013 p. 41
 
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