| Locality type: | Alpine Pasture |
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| Species: | Albite |
| Formula: | Na(AlSi3O8) |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Albite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Sponda Alp - Pizzo Forno, Chironico Valley, Faido, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 907197 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:907197:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | ab3a3c9c-5ba2-457c-890c-a9f052e68298 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Albite |
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| 3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘPizzo Campo Tencia, Lavizzara, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 8.5km (5.3 miles) | ⓘPrato Valley, Prato-Sornico, Lavizzara, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 11.9km (7.4 miles) | ⓘSciresa Alp, Lake Sambuco, Sambuco Valley, Lavizzara, Vallemaggia, 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 |
| 15.8km (9.8 miles) | ⓘCanaria Valley, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 16.1km (10.0 miles) | ⓘPunta Negra, Cadlimo Valley, Quinto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 16.5km (10.2 miles) | ⓘPiz Miez, Val Medel, Medel (Lucmagn), Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 17.1km (10.6 miles) | ⓘPiz Vallatscha, Val Medel, Medel (Lucmagn), Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 17.7km (11.0 miles) | ⓘStgegia Alp, Val Medel, Medel (Lucmagn), Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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... Tavetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland. Diane Francis specimen. Figure 38. Albite feldspar epitaxially overgrown...(7.5 cm tall) from Piz Alv, Unteralptal, Uri, Switzerland. Carl Francis specimen. References Benesch, |  | | Book | | 24 feldspar; triclink Pl. 44 microcline, Fig. 8 albite. No of axes - - - --Designations Interaxial...formation of spinel twins, and lamellar twinning in albite, respectively. Twins are formed according to various...A B C D 8 Lamellar twinning illustrated in albite. (A) Triclinic axial cross with interaxial angles...bite. (C) Two albite crystals, mirror images of each other, joine.d along b (the 'albite law'). The face...Lode country, California, particularly at Grass Valley; skeletal crystals to 2 cm., 68 also flattened |
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