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Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca Valley, Misox (Mesolcina Valley), Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden), Switzerland

Epidote
Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca Valley, Misox, Grischun, Switzerland

Photo: 2007 D. Schläfli
Gneisbrüche, Arvigo, Val Calanca, Misox (Val Mesolcina), Graubünden (Grisons; Grischun), Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera)

Quarries in biotite gneisses.
Access and collecting is strictly forbidden since 2007, when a large landslide happened in the Lino quarry (Cava Lino) (Weiß, 2007). Restricted collecting is again possible since about 2011 on Sundays (Weiß & Praeger, 2011).

Owned by Lino Polti e Figli SA (company of the Polti family).

Swiss coordinates 727´996 / 128´975.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Albite
Andalusite
'Apatite'
'Apophyllite'
Apophyllite-(KF)
'Asbestos'
Babingtonite
Beryl
'Biotite'
Calcite
'Chlorite Group'
Datolite
Epidote
Epistilbite
Fluorite
Grossular
Heulandite-Ca
'Hornblende'
Ilmenite
'K Feldspar
var: Adularia'

Kyanite
Laumontite
Mesolite
Molybdenite
'Monazite'
Muscovite
Phenakite
Prehnite
Pyrite
Quartz
Rutile
Scolecite
Sphalerite
'Stilbite'
Titanite
Vanadinite
Vesuvianite


47 entries listed. 28 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

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References

- Weiß, S. and Forster, O. (1997): Lapis 22(6), 13-42.
- Wagner, A. and Stalder, H.A. (2000). "Arvigo - L'une des localités les plus connue de Suisse (1° partie)." Le Cristallier Suisse, 12(2), 41-70.
- Weiß, S. (2007): Der Bergsturz von Arvigo. Lapis 32 (9), 5.
- Weiß, S. & Praeger, M. (2011): Drei Jahre nach dem Bergsturz: Aktuelles aus Arvigo, Graubünden und Erstfunde von Datolith und Phenakit. Lapis 36 (4), 20-24; 54.

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