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Scolecite from
Cassandra Lakes, Airale Valley, Torreggio Valley, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Lake
Classification
Species:Scolecite
Formula:CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scolecite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cassandra Lakes, Airale Valley, Torreggio Valley, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:895256
Long-form Identifier:1:3:895256:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scolecite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘCorna Rossa, Airale Valley, Torreggio Valley, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘSissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘPizzi dei Rossi, Val Forno, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘCodera streambed, Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘPiana Valley, Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘGneiss quarry, Promontogno, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
19.9km (12.3 miles) ⓘTumbler, Soglio, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘSan Giorgio, Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘIsola Quarry (Isola Quarries), Madesimo, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘCima Piazzi, Valdidentro, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
Sigismund, P. (1948) Granato e vesuvianite in Val Malenco. Atti della Società italiana di scienze naturali: 87: 145-171.
Bedognè, F., Montrasio, A., and Sciesa, E. (1993) I Minerali Della Provincia Di Sondrio: Valmalenco. Bettini, Sondrio, Italia, 275 pp.
 
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