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Bolzano Province (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

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Actinolite : ☐Ca2(Mg,Fe2+)5(Si8O22)(OH)2

Croda Rossa (Rotbachl peak; southwest slope), Vizze pass (Pfitsch pass), San Giacomo, Vizze Valley (Pfitsch Valley), Bolzano Province (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Dark green xls in talcschist. Overall size: 74 x 40 x 49 mm
Photo and collection Antonio Borrelli
 © Antonio BorrelliPhoto ID: 89495    View Count: 322

Actinolite (Var: Byssolite) : ☐Ca2(Mg,Fe2+)5(Si8O22)(OH)2, Epidote : {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}[O|OH|SiO4|Si2O7]

Selva dei Molini Valley (Mühlwald Valley), Aurina valley (Ahrnbach valley), Bolzano Province (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Hairy crystals of byssolite surrounding a dark green epidote of 17 mm
Field of view: 40 mm
Photo and collection Antonio Borrelli
 © Antonio BorrelliPhoto ID: 38084    View Count: 772

Multiple photos availableActinolite (Var: Byssolite) : ☐Ca2(Mg,Fe2+)5(Si8O22)(OH)2

Cesa (Zosen), Selva dei Molini Valley (Mühlwald Valley), Aurina Valley (Ahrnbach Valley), Bolzano Province (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

meaningful actinolite "byssolite" show thin crystals of 4,2 cm

Collection Arturo Moro
photo Manuele Moro
 © Manuele MoroPhoto ID: 267568    View Count: 21

Adularia : KAlSi3O8, Titanite : CaTi[O|SiO4], Chlorite Group

Vizze Valley (Pfitsch Valley), Bolzano Province (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Field of view 4 cm - Photo by Stefanie Menig
 © 2005 - S.MenigPhoto ID: 35326    View Count: 528

Adularia : KAlSi3O8

Croda Bianca (Weißzint), Pusteria Valley (Puster Valley), Bolzano Province (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

fully transparent, waterclear Adularia crystal, note: the top face is in reality on the back side!; field of view 7 mm; photo & collection Joachim Esche
 © jo-esche 2007Photo ID: 118095    View Count: 204

Adularia : KAlSi3O8, Chlorite Group

Vento Valley (Wind Valley), Aurina Valley (Ahrnbach Valley), Bolzano Province (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Two parallel intergrown adularia crystals, chlorite coated.
Size : 8 x 5 cm
Ex Collection & photo : Gerd Stefanik
Photo ID: 164899    View Count: 114

Aeschynite

Vizze pass (Pfitsch pass), San Giacomo, Vizze Valley (Pfitsch Valley), Bolzano Province (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

1.1 mm Aschynite (Y) crystal. Collection A.Mattiello photo M.Chinellato
 © Chinellato MatteoPhoto ID: 143733    View Count: 171

Aeschynite-(Y) : (Y,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6, Albite : Na[AlSi3O8]

Croda Alta (Grawandkofel), Vizze pass (Pfitsch pass), San Giacomo, Vizze Valley (Pfitsch Valley), Bolzano Province (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

fresh and well formed aeschynite-(Y) crystal 1,5 mms

Coll.and photo Manuele Moro
 © Manuele MoroPhoto ID: 161564    View Count: 137

Multiple photos availableAeschynite-(Y) : (Y,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6, Calcite : CaCO3, Clinochlore : (Mg,Fe2+)5Al[(OH)8|AlSi3O10]

Croda Alta (Grawandkofel), Vizze pass (Pfitsch pass), San Giacomo, Vizze Valley (Pfitsch Valley), Bolzano Province (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

tabular brown of aeschynite-(Y) crystal 2,5 mms on clinochlore

Coll.and photo Manuele Moro
 © Manuele MoroPhoto ID: 161560    View Count: 131

Albite (Var: Pericline) : Na[AlSi3O8]

Croda Alta (Grawandkofel), Vizze pass (Pfitsch pass), San Giacomo, Vizze Valley (Pfitsch Valley), Bolzano Province (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

An excellent example of pericline-twinned Albite crystals from this famous Italian Alpine mineral location.
specimen size = 5 x 4.5 x 4 cm.
 © Russell G. RizzoPhoto ID: 110861    View Count: 237
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