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Muscovite from
Tinzener Ochsenalp (Alp da Bovs; Colm da Bovs; Cuolm da Bovs), Err valley, Tinizong (Tinzen), Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland


Locality type:Mine
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 Tinzener Ochsenalp (Alp da Bovs; Colm da Bovs; Cuolm da Bovs), Err valley, Tinizong (Tinzen), Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:887563
Long-form Identifier:1:3:887563:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘFalotta, Tinizong (Tinzen), Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘLake Grevasalvas, Julier pass area, Bivio, Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘHeidbach (Rain digl Lai), Solis, Vaz/Obervaz, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘMartegn - Muttala Sura, Innerferrera (Calantgil), Ferrera, Viamala Region, Grisons, Switzerland
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘVal Perossa, Casaccia, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘInner Lochboda, Rongellen, Viamala Region, Grisons, Switzerland
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘLei Valley (Valle di Lei), Piuro, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘDrögh dal Frachic, Stampa, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘEast slope, Vergine, Albigna Valley, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘLeira, Castasegna, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
References
Dietrich, V. (1972) Die sulfidischen Vererzungen in den Oberhalbsteiner Serpentiniten. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der alpinen Metamorphosen und des Gebirgsbaues im südlichen Graubünden. Beiträge zur Geologie der Schweiz, Geotechnische Serie, Lieferung 49, 128 pp.
 
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