| Locality type: | Alpine Pasture |
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| Species: | 'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | ⓘ3 photos of Tourmaline associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Kyanite | ⓘ3 photos of Tourmaline associated with Kyanite at this locality. |
| Biotite | 3 photos of Tourmaline associated with Biotite at this locality. |
| Feldspar Group | 1 photo of Tourmaline associated with Feldspar Group at this locality. |
| Paragonite | ⓘ1 photo of Tourmaline associated with Paragonite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Tourmaline data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Sponda Alp - Pizzo Forno, Chironico Valley, Faido, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 559742 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:559742:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0e219674-6178-43df-840e-a68ad5a3eac0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline |
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| 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 |
| 18.3km (11.4 miles) | ⓘOvi di Scimfuss, Pontino Alp, Tremola Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 18.4km (11.4 miles) | ⓘPizzo Sella, Cristallina Alp, Cristallina Valley, Ossasco, Bedretto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 18.9km (11.8 miles) | ⓘMuotta Naira (Muota Naira; Motta Naira; Muota Nera), Piz Lai Blau, Val Nalps, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 19.1km (11.9 miles) | ⓘPian Secco, Tremola Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 19.5km (12.1 miles) | ⓘCristallina Alp, Cristallina Valley, Ossasco, Bedretto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 21.8km (13.6 miles) | ⓘVal Stgira, Val Cristallina, Val Medel, Medel (Lucmagn), Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | patterns are seen in cross sections of large tourmaline crystals from the pegmatites of Madagascar (Benesch...paragonite schist from Sponda Alp—Pizzo Forno, Leventina, Tessin, Switzerland, is a classic metamorphic...quartz gwindel (7 cm) from Galenstock, Uri, Switzerland. Scott Rudolph specimen. Figure 29. Closed gwindel...(2.8 cm) from Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland. Bill Larson specimen. Figure 27. Faden quartz...South Africa. Sam Pokrass specimen. Figure 32. Tourmaline crystals in quartz (11.8 cm) from Diamantina |  | | Book | | apatite and -pyromorphite, Pl. 37 beryl, Pl. 38 tourmaline, Fig. 17 quartz, Fig. 20 calcite; tetragonal...kyanite, staurolite, garnets, epidote, zircon, tourmaline, cordierite, sillimanite, augite, hornblende...and fluorine-bearing minerals such as topaz, tourmaline, and many others (see p. 143). Mineral formation...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 |
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Sponda Alp - Pizzo Forno, Chironico Valley, Faido, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland