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Chrysoberyl from
Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland


Classification
Species:Chrysoberyl
Formula:BeAl2O4
Comments:A specimen of chrysoberyl on fine-grained dolomite kept at the Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy, reputedly comes from this locality.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Garnet Group1 photo of Chrysoberyl associated with Garnet Group at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysoberyl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:537122
Long-form Identifier:1:3:537122:8
GUID (UUID V4):488df72c-692e-4ed0-9a5d-ed8402a5fa75
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysoberyl
40.8km (25.3 miles) Calancasca confluence, Roveredo, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
43.6km (27.1 miles) Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
46.8km (29.1 miles) Pizzo Marcio North dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
49.4km (30.7 miles) Croppo Quarry, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
49.6km (30.8 miles) Campaccio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
49.9km (31.0 miles) Grignaschi Quarry, Cosasca, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
55.0km (34.2 miles) Unnamed pegmatite, Chiavenna, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
56.5km (35.1 miles) I Mondei (Ca' Mondei), Montescheno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
59.6km (37.0 miles) Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
59.8km (37.1 miles) Ornavasso pegmatite, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Auburn University Auburn, Alabama 36849-5305 CHRYSOBERYL Downloaded by [Australian National University]...could be one of the more exotic oxides such as chrysoberyl. a mineral known to collectors for its almost...suite of exceptional chrysoberyl specimens as our Connoisseur’sChoice. Chrysoberyl occurs in a variety...columbine or raspberry-red in incandescent light. Chrysoberyl is typically transparent to translucent and may...is white, and it displays a vitreous luster. Chrysoberyl may show three cleavages: ( I 10) distinct. (010)
Journal (issue)
Tijdschriften  AGAB MINIBUL 47(3), 03.14 53-62 Chrysoberyl 63-72 Alexandrite (2)  LAPIS 39(3), 03.14 ...04 157-196 The Lengenbach quarry, Binn valley, Switzerland 201-214 Red diamond 217-230 New standard...met als gevolg dat nu de dolomietafzetting van Campolungo in Tessino als typelokaliteit wordt aangenomen...Tremoliet in dolomiet van de typelokaliteit Campolungo, Ticino, Zwitserland. Verzameling en foto  Erik...sartorite group minerals from Lengenbach, Binntal, Switzerland—a HRTEM study", Schweizerische Mineralogische
Journal (issue)
1977. Describes the spinel and garnet families, chrysoberyl, corundum, kyanite, rhodonite, azurite, epidote...benitoite. M.O'D. BIANCONI (F.). Campolungo, Tessin. (Campolungo, Ticino.) Lapis, 2, 8, 14-18, 1977. Small...in the dolomite of the Campolungo region of Canton Ticino, southern Switzerland. The dolomite is a marble...include grammatite, scapolite, green tourmaline, chrysoberyl and fluorite. Coloured illustrations, a map and...kyanite, especially those found in the Ticino area of Switzerland and other parts of Europe. Crystal diagrams
Journal (issue)
ROLF DILLMANN, F.G.A. Gübelin A. G., Berne, Switzerland In the journal of the German Gemmological Association...also in smaller quantities yellow sapphires and chrysoberyl cat's-eye. There is a local air-conditioned coach...ir-Boundary Refractometer r oems Amethyst Topaz Chrysoberyl Synthetic ruby YAG Zircon Cubic zirconia Diamond...the year 1953; obsidian can be seen in the rift valley near Magadi. Some olivine is present; there is...(Osterreich). (Phenakites in gem quality from the Habach Valley, Salzburg, Austria.) Z.Dt.Gemmol.Ges., 27,4,205-7
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Kor - kornerupine Li- lithium B - beryl Chr- chrysoberyl 0-opal Cl- clinohumite R- ruby Cp- chrysoprase...hosting ruby and sapphire corundum, spinel, chrysoberyl variety alexandrite and gem tourmaline; • Meta-limestones...emeralds and identified aragonite, calcite, chrysoberyl, dolomite, magnesite, nahcolite and quartz. They...ofzoisite, but also exploits deposits containing chrysoberyl variety alexandrite, quartz variety amethyst...Quartz-feldspar ~ Mine Figure 16 Mombo Hills Valley, Tanzania. PETER BLACKWELL/IMAGES OF AFRICA INTRODUCTION19
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of symmetry, as is the case in aragonite or chrysoberyl (Pl. 12, (p. 64). In both cases orthorhombic...twinned crystal of alexandrite, a variety of chrysoberyl. Fort Victoria, Rhodesia. &iQW right Crystal...Lode country, California, particularly at Grass Valley; skeletal crystals to 2 cm., 68 also flattened...trapezohedron faces (cp. Fig. 17, p. 131) . Switzerland. Be/,;w Elongated prismatic crysffiis (cp. Fig...cavities of Alpine type around the Gross Venediger. SWITZERLAND - Riffelberg near Zermatt. 77 ARGENTITE Ag
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
consists of chapters on diamond, corundum, beryl, chrysoberyl, spinel, topaz, tourmaline, garnet, feldspar...of various varieties of wine in the Walla Walla Valley of southeastern Washington are primarily controlled...is considered to be similar to that of the Napa Valley 1000 km to the south. Near-surface bedrock book...over a broad geographic area such as the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, is that of V.F. Taylor and associates...“ideal” terrane setting in a sun-drenched small valley rimmed with massive carbonate cliffs and mantled
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
consists of chapters on diamond, corundum, beryl, chrysoberyl, spinel, topaz, tourmaline, garnet, feldspar...of various varieties of wine in the Walla Walla Valley of southeastern Washington are primarily controlled...is considered to be similar to that of the Napa Valley 1000 km to the south. Near-surface bedrock book...over a broad geographic area such as the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, is that of V.F. Taylor and associates...“ideal” terrane setting in a sun-drenched small valley rimmed with massive carbonate cliffs and mantled
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
consists of chapters on diamond, corundum, beryl, chrysoberyl, spinel, topaz, tourmaline, garnet, feldspar...of various varieties of wine in the Walla Walla Valley of southeastern Washington are primarily controlled...is considered to be similar to that of the Napa Valley 1000 km to the south. Near-surface bedrock book...over a broad geographic area such as the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, is that of V.F. Taylor and associates...“ideal” terrane setting in a sun-drenched small valley rimmed with massive carbonate cliffs and mantled
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
consists of chapters on diamond, corundum, beryl, chrysoberyl, spinel, topaz, tourmaline, garnet, feldspar...of various varieties of wine in the Walla Walla Valley of southeastern Washington are primarily controlled...is considered to be similar to that of the Napa Valley 1000 km to the south. Near-surface bedrock book...over a broad geographic area such as the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, is that of V.F. Taylor and associates...“ideal” terrane setting in a sun-drenched small valley rimmed with massive carbonate cliffs and mantled
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-34- Twinned crystals Calcite Cassiterite Chrysoberyl Albite -35- cleavage surfaces of exceptional...cyclic twins; the pseudo-hexagonal twinning of chrysoberyl is very notable and attractive. Twinning in quartz... Minerals like cordierite, alexandrite, and chrysoberyl show three distinct colours; corundum and beryl...Quebec (Canada), Orkney and Faroe Islands, Fassa Valley, Tirol (Austria), St Andreasberg, Harz Mountains...rock crystal. Finest examples come from central Switzerland, especially from the Binntal, Tavetsch and St
Journal (issue)
Republic 133: 1,4,5; Washington 13-5:5 Brannerite Switzerland 13-7:2.9, 10 Calcite Canada 13-2: 1,2,6; Mexico...Chlorite Mexico 13-8:1,6.7: Mexico 13-8:1.6.7 Chrysoberyl New Mexico 13-9:5 Clinochlore Oregon 13-8: 1...Mexico 13-9:5: Maine 13-10: 1.6-8 Seligmannite Switzerland: 13-7:2.9, 10; Peru 137:2,9, I0 • Semseyite...lcpidolite, 13-11: 1.8; Espirito Santo. Santa Tcreza: chrysoberyl, 13-9: 1,69; Bahia. Brumado: magnesite, quartz...Sicily, Enna: aragonitc, 13-4:6.7,11.12; Alpe di Campolungo: corundum, 13-6:7,9; Buca della Vena Mine: calcite
Journal (issue)
of the natural pearl E.J. Gübelin Lucerne, Switzerland Abstract Biological research discloses that...Résidence Suite 436, Haldenstrasse 4, 6002 Lucerne, Switzerland Abstract The study was carried out on nineteen...areas are part of the central system of the Rift Valley (Pangani Rift). The rocks are affected by extensive...given in Table II and Appendix. Sample 2 is a chrysoberyl. The iron content (1.36%) and the small amount...Gemmologische Schmetzer, K., 1985. Colourless chrysoberyl natural or synthetic. Kurzinformationen. Ein
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the private Bally foundation at Schonenwerd, Switzerland; and the Folch Museum at Barcelona, Spain. Because...Germanspeaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The reasons for this are partly because they...rose", 10cm across, from Fibbia, St Gotthard, Switzerland. lnstitut fur Mineralogie und Lagerstattenlehre...FRG Brosso, Piemonte, Italy Piz Aul, Wallis, Switzerland 1 Room 1 0a 2 3 5 6 Tsumeb, Namibia Agrigento...1-2 Etiro mine, Namibia 1-5 Binntal, Wallis, Switzerland 11-2 lbbenburen, Osnabruck, FRG IV-1 Otjimbojo
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Pastel Colors Emerald: Symbol of Verdant Spring Chrysoberyl: The Three Dissimilar Brothers Garnet and Its...valuable of all, the bamboo-green to honey-colored chrysoberyl cat’s-eye. Asterism, or star formation, is in...gemstones; for example, it produces apatite, beryl, chrysoberyl, euclase, fluorite, kunzite, moonstone, sapphire...gravels are found both in present-day stream beds and valley bottoms as well as in the older river terraces...Anakie in Queensland, Australia, in the Umba valley in Tanzania, and in Rock Creek and the Missouri
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Monoclinic crystals] ... F irst fou n d , n Death Valley. Ca lifornia , colemanite was the major source...example of tremoltte. in dolomite. 1s from Campolungo, Switzerland. (Ca2 Mg 5 S18022 (0H)i ; Monochn1c crystals)...gem is from Minas Geraes. Brazil. 54 GEMS Chrysoberyl A rare gemstone prized from antiquity, ch rysoberyl...Albite, 50 (see also Moonstone) Alexandrite (see Chrysoberyl) Amazon stone (see M icrocline) Amethyst, 59...Chlorite, 48 Chlorite schist, 1 9 Chromite, 31 Chrysoberyl, 55 Chrysocolla, 43 Chrysolite (see Olivine)
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Andreasberg - Harz (FRG), Imfeld and Binnental (Switzerland ) • Application: As ore (extraction of As), in...Allchar (Yugoslavia), Cavnic (Romania), Binnental (Switzerland), Suchumi - Caucasus - crystals up to 1.5 cm...Zoblitz - Saxony (GDR), St. Gotthard - crystals (Switzerland), Appalachian Mountains (USA)• Application: lubricants...rare; Eitel (FRG), Ochsenkopf (GDR), Zermatt (Switzerland), Banska Stiavnica (Czechoslovakia), Sutherland...group of radiating-lamellar aggregates; Zermatt (Switzerland) 64 Talc, pyrophyllite ".,, ,-~~~ ~. ' ·~
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colorant, these gemstones would only be colorless chrysoberyl, corundum, and beryl). The color can, however...Mineralogical Institute of the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Photo: James G. Perret, Lucerne. rare crystal...the source of apatite, beryl (aquamarine), chrysoberyl, euclase, kunzite, moonstone, sapphire, topaz...crystals have grown on metamorphic marble in the Hunza valley, Pakistan. Collection: Eduard Gubelin, Lucerne...dolomitic marbles near Mogok, Myanmar, in the Hunza valley, Pakistan, Luc Yen, Vietnam, Jagdalek, Afghanistan
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Andreasberg — Harz (FRG), Imfeld and Binnental (Switzerland) e Application: As ore (extraction of As), in... (Yugoslavia), Cavnic (Romania), Binnental (Switzerland), Suchumi — Caucasus — crystals up to 1.5 cm...ZOblitz — Saxony (GDR), St. Gotthard — crystals (Switzerland), Appalachian Mountains (USA) e Application:...rare; Eifel (FRG), Ochsenkopf (GDR), Zermatt (Switzerland), Banska Stiavnica (Czechoslovakia), Sutherland...group of radiating-lamellar aggregates; Zermatt (Switzerland) 64 yrophyllite Organic substance Evenkite
Journal (issue)
galenobismutiet, emplektiet . antimoniet, beryl, chrysoberyl . phenakiet, cassiteriet, columbiet, ilmeniet...W-Australi a 293-299 Minerals of the upper Arno River Valley . Tuscany . Ital y DER AUFSCHLUSS 45(4-5) . 09...Amethyststufen und bestrahlte r "Rauchquarz " 35-40 Campolungo, Schweiz : Neufund de r grbssten Korund-Kristalle
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trona. 2i SaSSOlite 34 boric acid (3) Death Valley, Califorma/USA B(OH)3 Streak white. Mohs’ hardness...Accompanied by: phosphorite. Found in: Saarland; Ruhr valley; Saxony; Vesuvius, Etna/Italy; Flekla/lceland;... chlorite, 6< magnesite. Found in: Wallis/Switzerland; Czechoslovakia; Shetland Island/Scotland; Ukraine/USSR;...biotite, quartz, tremolite. Found in: Tessin/ Switzerland; Tyrol/Austria; Piemonte/Italy; Urals/USSR; Colorado...spinel, graphite, calcite. Found in: Tessin/Switzerland; Sweden; Finland; Italy; Baikal region/USSR;
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borax, kernite. 8◄ Sal Ammoniac g◄ Q) Death Valley, California/USA (1) Paricutin/Mexico Ammonium...Accompanied by: phosphorite. Found in: Saarland; Ruhr valley; Saxony; Vesuvius, Etna/Italy; Hekla/Iceland; Hawai...opal, chlorite, I ◄ magnesite. Found in: Wallis/Switzerland; Czechoslovakia; Shetland Island/Scotland ; ...biotite, quartz, tremolite. Found in: Tessin/ Switzerland; Tyrol/Austria; Piemonte/ltaly; Urals/USSR; Colorado... Found in: Eifel mountains, Saxony/Germany; Switzerland, Urals'LJSSR; California, Georgia/USA; Brazil;
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4 ◄ 6 ◄ 7 ◄ Sassolite boric acid Q) Death Valley, California/USA B(OHb Streak white. Mohs' hardness...Accompanied by: phosphorite. Found in: Saarland; Ruhr valley; Saxony; Vesuvius, Etna/lraly; Hekla/Iceland; Hawai...biotite, quartz, tremohte. ~ou~d 10: Tes~m/ Switzerland; Tyrol/Austria; Piemonte/ltaly; Urals/USSR; Colorado... spmrl , graphne , calcice. Found in: Tessm/Switzerland; Sweden, Finland, Italy; Ba1kal reg10n /U:,SR...lazulite Found in: Eifel mountains, Saxony/Germany: Switzerland: Urals/USSR, California, Georgia/USA; Brazil;
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common terms are not abbreviated, e.g. canton (Switzerland), vilayet (Turkey), region (Chile), kray and...byssolite. Mono- coast of North America: Kobuk River Valley, Alaska, clinic, C2/m, a,b,c = 9.89, 18.20, 5.31...e.g. on Grossgreiner Mt., overlooking Zillertal Valley, Tirol, Austria, and at Passo di Vizze, Trentino-Alto...western Sayan Mts., white at Burumskoye, Vitim River Valley, all Siberia, Russia. In many localities in New...Binntal, Valais canton, Switzerland, also crystals in Obersulzbachtal Valley, Salzburg, Austria. AM 61
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4m Quartz (smoky variety), St. Gotthard, Ticino, Switzerland « 4x 8 x 5 om MINERALS: PRODUCTS OF A CHANGING...Saxony, Germany; Lengenbach Quarry, Binn Valley, Switzerland; Cavnic and Sacaramb, Romania. Asia: Pentlandite... de Bournon (1751-1825). Boulangerite, Trepca Valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo * 8 x 14x 4.0m SULFOSALTS...Saxony, Germany; Lengenbach Quarry, Binn Valley, Switzerland. Australia: Broken Hill, New South Wales...colors, such as corundum (rubies and sapphires), chrysoberyl and spinel. The large diversity of oxides can
 
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