| Locality type: | Mountain Area |
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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 |
| Cafarsite | 3 |
| K Feldspar | 1 |
| - var Adularia | 1 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Tourmaline | 1 |
| Clinochlore | 1 |
| 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 (37 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 39956 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:39956:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| 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 |
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Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland