| Locality type: | Alpine Pasture |
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| Species: | Staurolite |
| Formula: | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Kyanite | ⓘ69 photos of Staurolite associated with Kyanite at this locality. |
| Paragonite | ⓘ21 photos of Staurolite associated with Paragonite at this locality. |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Staurolite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Sponda Alp - Pizzo Forno, Chironico Valley, Faido, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (16 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 50341 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:50341:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | e00bb817-4842-49b7-95c3-f3d8dee854d8 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Staurolite |
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| 11.7km (7.3 miles) | ⓘBrönich, Acquacalda, Santa Maria Valley, Blenio Valley, Blenio, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 13.4km (8.3 miles) | ⓘDötra, Camperio, Santa Maria Valley, Blenio Valley, Blenio, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 19.6km (12.2 miles) | ⓘCristallina Pass, Torta Valley, Cristallina Valley, Ossasco, Bedretto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 26.7km (16.6 miles) | ⓘZapporthorn whiteschist outcrop, Mesocco, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 29.3km (18.2 miles) | ⓘMorasco area, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 30.1km (18.7 miles) | ⓘCappellette, Centovalli, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 30.3km (18.8 miles) | ⓘCorcapolo, Centovalli, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 31.2km (19.4 miles) | ⓘVallone di Nefelgiù, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 31.2km (19.4 miles) | ⓘTrescolmen whiteschist outcrop, Mesocco, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 32.0km (19.9 miles) | ⓘVerdasio, Centovalli, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | contact twins. Cyclic twins of benitoite and staurolite (fig. 24) look like stars! Cerussite (fig. 25)...Figure 24 (right). Cyclic twins (“trillings”) of staurolite (to 1.8 cm) from Luntukulu prospect, Kabare,...structures. Staurolite on kyanite in the paragonite schist from Sponda Alp—Pizzo Forno, Leventina, Tessin...Tessin, Switzerland, is a classic metamorphic example of epitaxy. The staurolite structure contains a slab...quartz gwindel (7 cm) from Galenstock, Uri, Switzerland. Scott Rudolph specimen. Figure 29. Closed gwindel |  | | Book | | 7, 8, 21; interpenetrant twins, Figs. 16, 18; staurolite, Pl. 33). Depending on the number of individuals...gypsum apatite olivine, andalusite, kyanite, staurolite, garnets, epidote, zircon, tourmaline, cordierite...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 |
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Sponda Alp - Pizzo Forno, Chironico Valley, Faido, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland