Cavardiras Valley, Russein Valley, Disentis, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
The image is 5 mm wide. Heavily included (chlorite?) anatase crystal. The flat crystals next to the anatase could possibly be titanite. Acquired in 2000 from Peter Indergand. Photo & collection: D. Schläfli
© 2001 by Dominik U. Schläfli. All rights reserved.
Piz Cavardiras, Cavardiras Valley, Russein Valley, Disentis, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Open Gwindel. Size: 24.6 x 27.8 x 9.2 mm. Right hand twist.
© 2011 Ronald J. Pellar
Sparkling translucent well formed reddish brown crystals of Titanite to 5mm across, scattered over a gneissic matrix. Very pretty specimen. Size: 50mm x 80mm x 25mm
© Crystal Classics
Surplattas Valley, Cavardiras Valley, Russein Valley, Disentis, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Light smoky quartz crystal from Val Surplattas, Disentis, Gr, Switzerland; crystal lenght: 8cm, Find: 2001
Gwindel from Guiseppe Venzin collection. This was found many years ago, and has the best luster, and a nice pleasing light color. Guiseppe was kind to let me have this in 2007, what a great evening on the hill! 5.0 cm across
Closed Gwindel Size: 32.9 x 24.3 x 13.4 mm. Left Hand Twist.
Cluster of Smoky Quartz crystals with a litlle gwindel in bottom left. (Groupe de Quartz fumés avec un petit gwindel en bas à gauche) Ex Hubertus Huehne The "Blue John" Mineral Collection - W24 (acquired 5 March 2012)
© Olivier Mével - The "Blue John" Mineral Collection
Perfect quality, Smoky Quartz crystal, from Cavardiras Valley, Russein Valley, Vorderrhein Valley, Grischun, Switzerland
© Oleg Lopatkin
View of the glacier at Piz Cavardiras. Prospecting here can be dangerous, inter alia due to rockfall.
© Bianca Schouw
From left to right: Piz Acletta (2911m), Piz Cavardiras (2964m) and Piz Run (2914m), seen from the Vorderrhein Valley, 1km south-west of Disentis. The village in the foreground is Acletta. August 2012.
© Amir Akhavan