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Demantoid from
Scerscen Valley asbestos mine, Scerscen Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy


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Demantoid, etc.

Scerscen Valley asbestos mine, Scerscen Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
00093070017365528902093.jpg
Demantoid, etc.

Scerscen Valley asbestos mine, Scerscen Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Demantoid, etc.

Scerscen Valley asbestos mine, Scerscen Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Andradite var: Demantoid
Formula:Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chrysotile1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Demantoid data
Locality Data:Click here to view Scerscen Valley asbestos mine, Scerscen Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:898015
Long-form Identifier:1:3:898015:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Demantoid
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘDossi di Franscia, Franscia, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘAl Ross Mines, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘValbrutta (Val Brutta), Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘSferlùn asbestos mine, Vallone del Cengiaccio (Cengiaccio; Cengiàsc; Cengiasco), Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘAcquanegra asbestos mines (Costòn d’Acquanegra; Acquanera asbestos mines), Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘQuadrada (incl. Quadradin), Selva, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘSelva Quarry, Selva, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘTot Alp, Wolfgang, Davos, Prättigau/Davos Region, Grisons, Switzerland
References
Tabacchi, C. (1972) Le cave di amianto abbandonate in località Vallone di Scerscen (Val Malenco, Sondrio). Notizie Gr. Mineral. Lomb., 4, 88-89.
 
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