| Locality type: | Valley |
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| Species: | Milarite |
| Formula: | K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30] |
| Comments: | Like other Be-bearing minerals at this locality typically associated with aplitic dikes.
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| Habit: | Hexagonal crystals, smaller crystals clear, larger crystals translucent. Largest Alpine specimen, 4.5cm has been found here in 2000. |
| Colour: | Colorless, green, yellow |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Clinochlore | 9 |
| K Feldspar | 7 |
| - var Adularia | 7 |
| Quartz | 6 |
| - var Smoky Quartz | 3 |
| Fluorapatite | 3 |
| Stilbite Subgroup | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Milarite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (31 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 44760 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:44760:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Milarite |
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| 2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘVal Val, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 2.6km (1.6 miles) | ⓘVal Milà, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 5.0km (3.1 miles) | ⓘSchijenstock (Schyenstock; Schirstock), Rien Valley, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland |
| 5.5km (3.4 miles) | ⓘGross Schijen north slope, Rien Valley, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland |
| 5.6km (3.5 miles) | ⓘDruntobel (Drun Tobel; Drun Sedrun; Krüzli valley; Kreuzli pass; Ruinas Plaunas), Sedrun, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 5.7km (3.5 miles) | ⓘPlauncas Calmut, Val Strem, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 6.6km (4.1 miles) | ⓘPiz Gendusas, Val Strem, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 7.3km (4.5 miles) | ⓘPiz Ault, Val Strem, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 14.0km (8.7 miles) | ⓘAlp Cristallina, Val Cristallina, Val Medel, Medel (Lucmagn), Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 14.6km (9.1 miles) | ⓘGwüest, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland |
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Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland