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| Type: | Quartzite |
| Comments: | Conspiciously white quartzite is exposed 500m north-east of Piz Rondadura in a narrow band running E to W, called "Scala da Marmel" on topographic maps.
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartzite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Piz Rondadura, Val Rondadura, Val Medel, Medel (Lucmagn), Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1093865 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1093865:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 6ec3148b-f8a2-4c00-9d02-1574a109d5da |
| Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite |
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| 25.1km (15.6 miles) | ⓘBocchetta di Formazzora-South, Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 38.3km (23.8 miles) | ⓘTrescolmen quartzite outcrop, Mesocco, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 40.7km (25.3 miles) | ⓘTopaz occurrences, Renastga Valley, Ilanz/Glion, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 40.9km (25.4 miles) | ⓘBocchetta d'Arbola (Albrun Pass), Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 63.5km (39.4 miles) | ⓘSimplon Railway tunnel (north section), Termen, Brig, Valais, Switzerland |
| 82.1km (51.0 miles) | ⓘQuartzite quarries, Embd, Visp, Valais, Switzerland |
| 86.0km (53.4 miles) | ⓘPasso di Caldenno, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 88.8km (55.1 miles) | ⓘLower Scerscen Glacier, Scerscen Valley, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 92.6km (57.5 miles) | ⓘPrà Venduletto, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 96.6km (60.0 miles) | ⓘPiz Alv yellow quartzite occurrence, Pontresina, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
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 | Cadisch, J., Niggli, P., Rutsch, R., Gunzler-Seiffert, H., Huttenlocher, H., Burri, C., Wenk, E., Wells, M.K. (1948) An account of the long field meeting held in Switzerland. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 59 (4) 181 doi:10.1016/s0016-7878(48)80001-5 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ne. The dark strips shown on the upper parts of Piz Lischan a are due to cloud shadows. [To fa ce p...AN ACCOUNT OF THE LONG FIELD MEETING HELD IN SWITZERLAND 6th-21st September, 1947 By J. CADISCH, P. NIGGLI...circulated amongst members of the party on arrival in Switzerland. Since these pamphlets included a great deal...made to the Director General of Post Offices of Switzerland for providing the Association with the coloured...Fig. 25 (opp, p. 228). GEOLOGY OF THE MOLASSE REGION TO THE SOUTH OF BERN By R. Rutscb (Bern) Between |  | | Journal (issue) | | Lengenbach Mineral Locality, Binna Valley, Valais, Switzerland................................................Imhof Famous Mineral Localities: Lengenbach, Switzerland 275 by Stefan Graeser Rare Earth Minerals in...Bochum-Querenburg, West Germany Eric Offermann Arlesheim, Switzerland photomicrography: Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New...KELLER-WILDI, W yhlenweg 40 CH 4 1 2 6 Bettingen, Switzerland ★ Cabinet specimens ★ Miniatures ★ Thumbnails...northeastsouthwest gash veins. The gash veins are common in the region and often carry anatase but the veins are small |  | | Journal (issue) | | within the secondary school systems in each N A G T region of the U nited States. T h e winners are honored...northeast-trending faults in a sequence of folded Devonian quartzite and shale. Campbell (1947) has described two distinct...in vugs and as massive cem ent for brecciated quartzite, shale, and sulfides in post-mineral faults cutting...between the states of Sao Paulo and Parana. T he region is crossed by the paved road from Sao Paulo to...been corre sponding with Dr. Eric Offermann in Switzerland; I was so impressed with his photographic skill |  | | Book | | localities for good ilmenite crystals exist in the region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County...9: 1 (Gaines, 1971; Pimentel er al., 2009). SWITZERLAND Maderanertal east of Arnsteg, Uri. In the world...in numerous localities in Switzerland, it is only in the Maderanertal region of east-central Canton Uri...to Val Caverdiras; ilmenite rose-bearing clefts are found fairly commonly throughout this region, such...about 20 other quartz mines are operated in the region of the Subpolar Urals, northwest of Saranpaul, |  | | Book | | Rare-earth minerals in the Alpine ar,d Subalpine region [Switzerland,Austria and Iti:Jy](by C. M. Gramaccioli)...Cassedanne) 8:382-387 Amethyst from the Thunder Bay region, Ontario (by D. G. Ellion) 13:67-70 New data on...Record bookshelf-A Guide to rite Minerals of Switzerland; Connecticut Mines and Minerals; Mineral Collecting...Rare-earth minerals in the Alpine and Subalpine region [Switzerland, Austria and Italy] (by C. M. Gramaccioli)...FRANCESCO --and R. Pagano: Mineral collecting in Val Malenco 3:120-123 BEECH CREEK Levyne-offrelite from |
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