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Albite from
Sponda Alp - Pizzo Forno, Chironico Valley, Faido, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland


Locality type:Alpine Pasture
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sponda Alp - Pizzo Forno, Chironico Valley, Faido, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:907197
Long-form Identifier:1:3:907197:1
GUID (UUID V4):ab3a3c9c-5ba2-457c-890c-a9f052e68298
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
3.9km (2.4 miles) Pizzo Campo Tencia, Lavizzara, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
8.5km (5.3 miles) Prato Valley, Prato-Sornico, Lavizzara, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
11.9km (7.4 miles) Sciresa Alp, Lake Sambuco, Sambuco Valley, Lavizzara, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
12.6km (7.8 miles) Camperio, Santa Maria Valley, Blenio Valley, Blenio, Ticino, Switzerland
15.1km (9.4 miles) Pizzo Taneda, Piora Valley, Quinto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
15.8km (9.8 miles) Canaria Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
16.1km (10.0 miles) Punta Negra, Cadlimo Valley, Quinto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
16.5km (10.2 miles) Piz Miez, Val Medel, Medel (Lucmagn), Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
17.1km (10.6 miles) Piz Vallatscha, Val Medel, Medel (Lucmagn), Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
17.7km (11.0 miles) Stgegia Alp, Val Medel, Medel (Lucmagn), Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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paragonite schist from Sponda Alp—Pizzo Forno, Leventina, Tessin, Switzerland, is a classic metamorphic...quartz gwindel (7 cm) from Galenstock, Uri, Switzerland. Scott Rudolph specimen. Figure 29. Closed gwindel...(2.8 cm) from Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland. Bill Larson specimen. Figure 27. Faden quartz... Tavetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland. Diane Francis specimen. Figure 38. Albite feldspar epitaxially overgrown...(7.5 cm tall) from Piz Alv, Unteralptal, Uri, Switzerland. Carl Francis specimen. References Benesch,
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24 feldspar; triclink Pl. 44 microcline, Fig. 8 albite. No of axes - - - --Designations Interaxial...formation of spinel twins, and lamellar twinning in albite, respectively. Twins are formed according to various...A B C D 8 Lamellar twinning illustrated in albite. (A) Triclinic axial cross with interaxial angles...bite. (C) Two albite crystals, mirror images of each other, joine.d along b (the 'albite law'). The face...Lode country, California, particularly at Grass Valley; skeletal crystals to 2 cm., 68 also flattened
 
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