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


Locality type:Alpine Pasture
Classification
Species:Rutile
Formula:TiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rutile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sponda Alp - Pizzo Forno, Chironico Valley, Faido, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:907204
Long-form Identifier:1:3:907204:6
GUID (UUID V4):676d3f1b-fd6d-4867-b6af-97611684bfd1
Nearest other occurrences of Rutile
6.4km (4.0 miles) Lake Tremorgio, Fiesso, Prato (Leventina), Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
12.4km (7.7 miles) Campra, Acquacalda, Santa Maria Valley, Blenio Valley, Blenio, 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
15.4km (9.5 miles) Bovarina Alp, Campo Valley, Campo Blenio, Camadra Valley, Blenio Valley, Blenio, Ticino, Switzerland
15.8km (9.8 miles) Canaria Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
16.0km (10.0 miles) Piz Rondadura, Val Nalps, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
16.1km (10.0 miles) Punta Negra, Cadlimo Valley, Quinto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
16.4km (10.2 miles) Piz Blas, Val Nalps, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
16.5km (10.2 miles) Piz Miez, Val Medel, Medel (Lucmagn), Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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these minerals are almost unknown. Chrysoberyl and rutile (fig. 23) form cyclic twins as well as V-shaped...(fig. 24) look like stars! Cerussite (fig. 25) and rutile (fig. 26) also form open intergrowths of many crystals...2017 Figure 23 (left). Cyclic (“8-ling”) twin of rutile (2.2 cm) from Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas...Barker specimen. Figure 26 (right). Reticulated rutile on quartz (6.7 cm) from the Paulista mine, Presidente...quartz, is transparent. Long golden needles of rutile (fig. 31) are the best known inclusion found in
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platinum, diamond, ruby, sapphire and other gemstones, rutile, ilmenite, magnetite, and cassiterite (three-quarters...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...South-West Africa. &low Smoky ciuartz. Val Giuv, Switzerland. PLATE 15 Sea produced 'yellow copper' by
 
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