Locality type: | Mountain Area |
Classification |
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Species: | Asbecasite |
Formula: | Ca3(Ti,Sn4+)Be2(AsO3)6(SiO4)2 |
Comments: | Found on cleft faces in orthogneisses of the Monte Leone nappe |
Habit: | rhombohedral crystals up to 5 mm |
Colour: | yellow |
Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Chlorite Group | ⓘ5 photos of Asbecasite associated with Chlorite Group at this locality. |
Cafarsite | ⓘ3 photos of Asbecasite associated with Cafarsite at this locality. |
Tourmaline | ⓘ1 photo of Asbecasite associated with Tourmaline at this locality. |
Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Asbecasite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Clinochlore | ⓘ1 photo of Asbecasite associated with Clinochlore at this locality. |
Adularia | ⓘ1 photo of Asbecasite associated with Adularia at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Asbecasite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area (Monte Cervandone), Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (35 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 39956 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:39956:0 |
GUID (UUID V4): | bb8158c2-7600-4037-9897-262ba3fe10e2 |
Nearest other occurrences of Asbecasite |
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0.7km (0.5 miles) | ⓘMonte Cervandone area, Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy |
1.2km (0.7 miles) | ⓘPizzo Bandiera, Monte Cervandone area, Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy |
1.4km (0.9 miles) | ⓘGischi glacier (incl. Gischihorn), Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland |
4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘGorb, Lärchultini, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland |
6.5km (4.0 miles) | ⓘHillehorn northeast slope, Chummibort, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland |
7.9km (4.9 miles) | ⓘBortelhorn (Punta del Rebbio), Steinu Valley, Ried-Brig, Brig, Valais, Switzerland |
References |
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Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland