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Topographical map of Ala valley (Repossi, 1919)

Ala Valley, Lanzo Valleys, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Testa Ciarva

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Pian della Mussa – Northern sector

Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Topographical map of Ala valley (Repossi, 1919)

Ala Valley, Lanzo Valleys, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Testa Ciarva

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Pian della Mussa – Northern sector

Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Topographical map of Ala valley (Repossi, 1919)

Ala Valley, Lanzo Valleys, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Testa Ciarva

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Type:

Valley

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Ala di Stura	328 (2014)

Mindat Locality ID:

2106

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:2106:0

GUID (UUID V4):

Name(s) in local language(s):

Val d'Ala, Valli di Lanzo, Torino, Piemonte, Italia

Among the three Lanzo Valleys, the Ala Valley is the one located in the middle. From an administrative point of view, its territory belongs to the municipalities of Balme (the upper valley), Ala di Stura (the middle valley), and Ceres (the lower valley).

Since the 19th century, in virtue of the high summits that form the border with Savoy and thanks to the nearness of Piedmont’s capital, it had been the cradle of mountaineering and a favourite destination of summer and winter tourism. Its rodingite dikes, known from the onset of the 19th century, have yielded superb mineral specimens, exhibited till now in the main museums worldwide; furthermore, it is the type locality for diopside (Roch Neir and Testa Ciarva at Pian della Mussa, Balme). Studies on the minerals from this valley have been performed and published by many prominent mineralogists and crystallographers.

From a geological point of view, most of the valley is included in the Piemonte zone of calc-schists with meta-ophiolites. Rocks of the Sesia-Lanzo zone only appear in the lower valley and on the top of Uja di Ciamarella, while gneisses of the Gran Paradiso Massif crop out in the upper Vasoera Valley (Vallone di Vasoera), SW of Trione Pass (Colle del Trione).

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ⓘ Asbestos

ⓘ Iron pyrite

ⓘ Talc

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

ⓘ 'Amphibole Asbestos'

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

ⓘ 'Andradite-Grossular Series'

ⓘ 'Clinozoisite-Epidote Series'

ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite

ⓘ var. Titanclinohumite

ⓘ var. Chrome-Omphacite

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

ⓘ Talc

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

82 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

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ⓘ 'Serpentine schist'

ⓘ Serpentinite

ⓘ 'Talc schist'

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Localities:

Becchi delle Curbassere (Becchi delle Courbassere; Becchi di Corbassera; Curbassere; Courbassere; Corbassera), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Colle del Paschiet (Colle Paschietto), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Borne del Brous, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Chiampernotto, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Bracchiello Quarry, Bracchiello, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Aeschynite-(Y)

Formula: Y(TiNb)O₆

Locality: Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Almandine ?

Formula: Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Locality: Ladant, Voragno, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Maletto, G., Piccoli G.C. (2014): Minerali in Val d’Ala. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, Ed., Alba, 224 pp. + 1 folded map.

ⓘ 'Amphibole Asbestos'

Locality: Bracchiello Quarry, Bracchiello, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Maletto, G., Meda, F., Pelizzone, G. (1976): I minerali della Val d'Ala. Ellezeta, Ed., Torino 72 pp.

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

Formula: AB₂C₅(T₈O₂₂)W₂

Localities:

Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Anatase

Formula: TiO₂

Locality: Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

ⓘ Andradite

Formula: Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Andradite var. Demantoid

Formula: Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃

Locality: Roch Neir, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Gramaccioli, C.M. (1975). Minerali alpini e prealpini. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas, Bergamo, 2 vol.

ⓘ Andradite var. Topazolite

Formula: Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃

Locality: Roch Neir, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Gramaccioli, C.M. (1975). Minerali alpini e prealpini. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas, Bergamo, 2 vol.

ⓘ 'Andradite-Grossular Series'

Locality: Cima Chiavesso northeast flank (Vallone del Vallonetto), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Strüver, Giovanni (1871) Cenni sui graniti massicci delle Alpi piemontesi e sui minerali delle valli di Lanzo (Circondario di Torino). In: Gastaldi, Bartolomeo, Studi geologici sulle Alpi Occidentali - Parte I. Appendice. Memorie per servire alla descrizione della Carta Geologica d'Italia: 1: 37-47

Jervis, Guglielmo (1873) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia descrizione topografica e geologica di tutte le localita nel Regno d'Italia [The underground treasures of Italy topographical and geological description of all the locations in the Kingdom of Italy] Vol. 1 - Regione Della Alpi.

ⓘ Ankerite

Formula: Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂

Localities:

Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Beccas d'Arnas, Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Colle d'Attia, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Habit: saddle-like xls

Colour: white, creamy, dark brown

Description: It is a magnesian ankerite.

ⓘ Annabergite

Formula: Ni₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O

Locality: Filone della Sarda, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Gramaccioli, C.M. (1975). Minerali alpini e prealpini. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas, Bergamo, 2 vol.

ⓘ Antigorite

Formula: Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Localities:

Chiampernotto, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Bracchiello Quarry, Bracchiello, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities:

Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Saulera (Saulera Alp), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Beccas d'Arnas, Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Habit: sprays of acicular xls

Colour: white

ⓘ 'Ardennite'

Locality: Monte di Voragno manganese occurrence, Voragno, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

ⓘ Ardennite-(As)

Formula: Mn²⁺₄Al₄(AlMg)(AsO₄)(SiO₄)₂(Si₃O₁₀)(OH)₆

Locality: Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Zambonini, F. (1922): Ardennite di Ceres in val d'Ala (Piemonte). Atti della Reale Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, serie 5, Rendiconti, Classe di scienze fisiche, matematiche e naturali, 31, 1, 147-151

Maccario, G., Meda, F.(1970): Il giacimento manganesifero di Vernetto,Ceres. Notiziario del Gruppo Mineralogico Piemontese, 2(2),9-10

Nagashima, M., Armbruster, T. (2010) Ardennite, tiragalloite and medaite: structural control of (As⁵⁺,V⁵⁺,Si⁴⁺)O₄ tetrahedra in silicates. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (1) 55-71 doi:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.1.55

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

Locality: Beccas d'Arnas, Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Barresi A.A., Caiolo M., Ambrino P., Orlandi P., 2003. Mineralogia delle Valli di Lanzo (Piemonte). Hornesite, lollingite, boulangerite e bournonite in un filone idrotermale dell'alta Val d'Ala (TO). Il Cercapietre, 1-2.

ⓘ 'Asbestos'

Locality: Monte di Voragno talc mine (Monte di Voragno-Bellacosta Mine), Voragno, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Maletto, G., Piccoli G.C. (2014): Minerali in Val d’Ala. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, Ed., Alba, 224 pp. + 1 folded map.

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂

Localities:

Becchi delle Curbassere (Becchi delle Courbassere; Becchi di Corbassera; Curbassere; Courbassere; Corbassera), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Bessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Birnessite

Formula: (Na,Ca)_0.5(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄ · 1.5H₂O

Locality: Ladant, Voragno, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Maletto, G., Piccoli G.C. (2014): Minerali in Val d’Ala. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, Ed., Alba, 224 pp. + 1 folded map.

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu₅FeS₄

Localities:

Ala Valley, Lanzo Valleys, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Becchi delle Curbassere (Becchi delle Courbassere; Becchi di Corbassera; Curbassere; Courbassere; Corbassera), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Boulangerite

Formula: Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁

Localities:

Habit: needles

Description: xls up to 6 mm.

ⓘ Bournonite

Formula: PbCuSbS₃

Localities:

ⓘ Braunite

Formula: Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆(SiO₄)O₈

Localities:

Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Monte di Voragno manganese occurrence, Voragno, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Ladant, Voragno, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Brochantite

Formula: Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆

Locality: Fontana del Preive, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Maletto, G., Meda, F., and Pelizzone, G. (1976) I minerali della Val d'Ala. Federazione Nazionale Gruppi Mineralogici e Paleontologici Italiani, Tipografia Ellezeta, Torino, 72 pp.

Maletto, G., and Piccoli, G.C. [with contributions of Barresi, A.A., Bittarello, E., Bosio, P., Ciriotti, M.E., Gallo, L.M., Lombardo, B., and Pagano, R.] (2014) Minerali in Val d’Ala. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba. L'Artigiana Srl - Azienda Grafica, Alba (Cuneo), 224 pp. + 1 folded map.

ⓘ Brookite

Formula: TiO₂

Locality: Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

ⓘ Brucite

Formula: Mg(OH)₂

Locality: Chiampernotto, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Belluso, E., Compagnoni, R., Ferraris, G. (1995): Occurrence of asbestiform minerals in the serpentinites of the Piemonte zone, western Alps. “Giornata di studio in ricordo del Prof. Stefano Zucchetti”, Politecnico di Torino, Dipartimento Georisorse e Territorio, 12 Maggio 1994. Contribution volume, Tipolitografia Edicta, Torino, 57-66.

ⓘ Brugnatellite

Formula: Mg₆Fe³⁺(CO₃)(OH)₁₃ · 4H₂O

Locality: Chiampernotto, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.

ⓘ Chabazite-Ca

Formula: (Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O

Locality: Laghi Verdi, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Description: Reported as 'chabazite' by the earlier authors.

References:

Gramaccioli, C.M. (1975) Minerali alpini e prealpini. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas, Bergamo, 2 volumes, 472 pp.

Maletto, G., Meda, F., and Pelizzone, G. (1976) I minerali della Val d'Ala. 4a edizione. Federazione Nazionale Gruppi Mineralogici e Paleontologici Italiani, Tipografia Ellezeta, Torino, 72 pp.

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

Maletto, G., and Piccoli, G.C. [with contributions of Barresi, A.A., Bittarello, E., Bosio, P., Ciriotti, M.E., Gallo, L.M., Lombardo, B., Pagano, R.] (2014) Minerali in Val d’Ala. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba. L'Artigiana Srl - Azienda Grafica, Alba (Cuneo), 224 pages + 1 folded map.

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

Localities:

Becchi delle Curbassere (Becchi delle Courbassere; Becchi di Corbassera; Curbassere; Courbassere; Corbassera), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Localities:

Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Fort Mt. (Monte Fort), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Chiampernotto, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Rocca Tovo, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Chloritoid

Formula: Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂

Locality: Colle d'Attia, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Leardi, L., and Rossetti, P. (1985): Caratteri geologici e petrografici delle metaofioliti della Val d'Ala. Boll. Ass. Min. Subalp., 22, 422-439.

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Rossetti, P. (2000): The iron ore deposits of the Italian Western Alps. In: Cucini Tizzoni, C., and Tizzoni, M. (Eds.), Il ferro nelle Alpi. Giacimenti, miniere e metallurgia dall’antichità al XVI secolo. Atti del convegno / Iron in the Alps. Deposits, mines and metallurgy from antiquity to the XVI century. Proceedings of the conference, Bienno (BS), Italy, 2-4 Ottobre 1998. Contribution volume, Tipografia Camuna S.p.A., Breno, 8-14.

ⓘ Chrysotile

Formula: Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Localities:

Colle del Paschiet (Colle Paschietto), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Garavela Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Chiampernotto, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Clinochlore

Formula: Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈

Localities: Reported from at least 21 localities in this region.

ⓘ Clinohumite

Formula: Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂

Localities:

Roch Neir, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Chiampernotto, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Clinozoisite

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Localities:

Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Colle del Paschiet (Colle Paschietto), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Chiampernotto, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Giasset, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Uja di Mondrone, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ 'Clinozoisite-Epidote Series'

Locality: Colle del Paschiet (Colle Paschietto), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Balzac, Fausta (1916) Sulla presenza di termini clinozoisitici nei giacimenti classici di epidoto di Val d'Ala. Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino: 51 (1915-1916): 899-911

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

ⓘ Cobaltite

Formula: CoAsS

Locality: Filone della Sarda, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

ⓘ 'Diallage'

Locality: Chiampernotto, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Sulla clinozoisite di Chiampernotto in Val d'Ala. Boll. R. Com. Geol. Ital., 47, 65-99.

ⓘ Diopside (TL)

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

Localities: Reported from at least 23 localities in this region.

Type Locality: Ala Valley, Lanzo Valleys, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Colour: green

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

Locality: Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Habit: saddle-like xls

Colour: white, creamy, dark brown

Description: It is a Fe-rich dolomite

References:

ⓘ Epidote

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.

ⓘ Erythrite

Formula: Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O

Locality: Filone della Sarda, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Gramaccioli, C.M. (1975). Minerali alpini e prealpini. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas, Bergamo, 2 vol.

ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg₂(SiO₄)

Localities:

Chiampernotto, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Locality: Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Maletto G.,Meda F.,Pelizzone G.-I minerali della Val d'Ala -Ellezeta (1976)

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

ⓘ Glaucophane

Formula: ◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Locality: I Gramoni, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Leardi, L., and Rossetti, P. (1985): Caratteri geologici e petrografici delle metaofioliti della Val d'Ala. Boll. Ass. Min. Subalp., 22, 422-439.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

Locality: Testa Paian, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Barresi, A., Caiolo, M., Ambrino, P. (2003): Granati e pseudomorfosi da una vena di rodingite della Testa Paian (Val d'Ala, TO). Il Cercapietre,1-2

ⓘ Grossular

Formula: Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.

ⓘ Grossular var. Hessonite

Formula: Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Locality: Bessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

ⓘ Hörnesite

Formula: Mg₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O

Localities:

Habit: spherules of lamellar xls

Colour: white

ⓘ Hydromagnesite

Formula: Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O

Locality: Fort Mt. (Monte Fort), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Maletto G.,Meda F.,Pelizzone G.-I minerali della Val d'Ala -Ellezeta (1976)

ⓘ Hydroxylapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)

Localities:

Laghi Verdi, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Colle del Paschiet (Colle Paschietto), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Fontana del Preive, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Borne del Brous, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite

Formula: Mg₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂

Locality: Laghi Verdi, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Description: Zambonini (1919) came to the conclusion that "titanolivine" from Ala Valley is a titanian clinohumite very rich in OH and pratically F-free; therefore, he proposed, unsuccessfully, to substitute the name titanolivine used in that time with "titanhydroclinohumite" or "hydroclinohumite titanifère" (the species hydroxylclinohumite has been instituted in 1998 only).

References:

Zambonini, Ferruccio (1919) Sur la véritable nature du titanolivine de la vallée d'Ala (Piémont) Bulletin de Minéralogie, 42 (5) 250-279 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1919.3732

ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite

Formula: (Mg,Ti)₉(SiO₄)₄(OH,O,F)₂

Localities:

Roch Neir, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Laghi Verdi, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Chiampernotto, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Localities:

Becchi delle Curbassere (Becchi delle Courbassere; Becchi di Corbassera; Curbassere; Courbassere; Corbassera), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Chiampernotto, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Jadeite

Formula: Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆

Locality: I Gramoni, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Leardi, L., and Rossetti, P. (1985): Caratteri geologici e petrografici delle metaofioliti della Val d'Ala. Boll. Ass. Min. Subalp., 22, 422-439.

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

Localities:

Ladant, Voragno, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Rocca Affinau, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'

Formula: KAlSi₃O₈

Localities:

ⓘ Lepidocrocite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

Locality: Testa Paian, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Barresi, A., Caiolo, M., Ambrino, P. (2003): Granati e pseudomorfosi da una vena di rodingite della Testa Paian (Val d'Ala, TO). Il Cercapietre,1-2

ⓘ Löllingite

Formula: FeAs₂

Localities:

ⓘ Magnesite

Formula: MgCO₃

Locality: Chiampernotto, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Groppo, C., Compagnoni, R. (2007) Metamorphic veins from the serpentinites of the Piemonte Zone, western Alps, Italy: a review. Periodico di Mineralogia, 76: 127-153

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Localities:

Becchi delle Curbassere (Becchi delle Courbassere; Becchi di Corbassera; Curbassere; Courbassere; Corbassera), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Laghi Verdi, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Bessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Manganite

Formula: Mn³⁺O(OH)

Locality: Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

ⓘ Molybdenite

Formula: MoS₂

Locality: Bessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Muscovite var. Alurgite

Formula: K(Al,Mn³⁺)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Ladant, Voragno, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Maletto, G., Piccoli G.C. (2014): Minerali in Val d’Ala. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, Ed., Alba, 224 pp. + 1 folded map.

ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite

Formula: K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂

Locality: Rocca Tovo, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Leardi, L., and Rossetti, P. (1985): Caratteri geologici e petrografici delle metaofioliti della Val d'Ala. Boll. Ass. Min. Subalp., 22, 422-439.

ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite

Formula: KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂

Localities:

Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Monte di Voragno manganese occurrence, Voragno, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Voragno, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Chiampernotto, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Zambonini, F. (1919): Sulla clinozoisite di Chiampernotto in Val d'Ala. Boll. R. Com. Geol. Ital., 47, 65-99.

Maletto, G., Piccoli G.C. (2014): Minerali in Val d’Ala. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, Ed., Alba, 224 pp. + 1 folded map.

ⓘ 'Muscovite-2M1'

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Voragno, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Chiesa, S., Liborio, G., Mottana, A., Pasquarè, G. (1972) La paragonite nei calcescisti delle Alpi: distribuzione ed interpretazione geo-petrologica. Memorie della Società Geologica Italiana, 11, 1-30.

ⓘ Natrolite

Formula: Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O

Localities:

Laghi Verdi, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Garavela Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Nickeline

Formula: NiAs

Locality: Filone della Sarda, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

ⓘ Omphacite

Formula: (Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Al_eFe³⁺_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆

Localities:

Chiampernotto, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
I Gramoni, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Omphacite var. Chrome-Omphacite

Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Cr³⁺,Al)Si₂O₆

Locality: Chiampernotto, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Sulla clinozoisite di Chiampernotto in Val d'Ala. Boll. R. Com. Geol. Ital., 47, 65-99.

ⓘ Paragonite

Formula: NaAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Voragno, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Description: as -2M1 polytype

References:

ⓘ Perovskite

Formula: CaTiO₃

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Piemontite

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlMn³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Localities:

Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Monte di Voragno manganese occurrence, Voragno, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Ladant, Voragno, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Prehnite

Formula: Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

ⓘ Pyrolusite

Formula: Mn⁴⁺O₂

Locality: Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Rammelsbergite

Formula: NiAs₂

Locality: Filone della Sarda, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

ⓘ Rhodochrosite

Formula: MnCO₃

Localities:

Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Balma della Resta, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Rhodonite

Formula: CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]

Localities:

ⓘ Scolecite

Formula: CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O

Locality: Laghi Verdi, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

"Minerali in Val d'Ala" (referred to a neighbour locality, "Alpe Garavela")

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

Locality: Beccas d'Arnas, Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

ⓘ Skutterudite

Formula: CoAs₃

Locality: Filone della Sarda, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Gramaccioli, C.M. (1975). Minerali alpini e prealpini. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas, Bergamo, 2 vol.

ⓘ Spessartine

Formula: Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Localities:

Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Monte di Voragno manganese occurrence, Voragno, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Ladant, Voragno, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

Formula: M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O

Localities:

Garavela Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Bessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Talc

Formula: Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

Localities:

Colle del Paschiet (Colle Paschietto), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Bracchiello Quarry, Bracchiello, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Monte di Voragno talc mine (Monte di Voragno-Bellacosta Mine), Voragno, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

Locality: Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Maletto, G., Meda, F., Pelizzone, G. (1976): I minerali della Val d'Ala. Ellezeta, Ed., Torino 72 pp.

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTiO(SiO₄)

Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

Formula: AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

Locality: Colle d'Attia, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Leardi, L., and Rossetti, P. (1985): Caratteri geologici e petrografici delle metaofioliti della Val d'Ala. Boll. Ass. Min. Subalp., 22, 422-439.

ⓘ Tremolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

Localities:

Chiampernotto, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Bracchiello Quarry, Bracchiello, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Uvarovite

Formula: Ca₃Cr³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃

Locality: Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

ⓘ Vesuvianite

Formula: Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉

Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region.

Colour: brown, green

ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)

Formula: Y(PO₄)

Locality: Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

Locality: I Gramoni, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Leardi, L., and Rossetti, P. (1985): Caratteri geologici e petrografici delle metaofioliti della Val d'Ala. Boll. Ass. Min. Subalp., 22, 422-439.

ⓘ Zoisite

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Locality: Chiampernotto, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Sulla clinozoisite di Chiampernotto in Val d'Ala. Boll. R. Com. Geol. Ital., 47, 65-99.

Gallery:

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Chlorite Group

Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Chlorite Group

Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Chlorite Group

Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈ⓘ Clinochlore

Clinochlore, etc.

Ala Valley, Lanzo Valleys, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Clinochlore, etc.

Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Clinochlore, etc.

Borne del Brous, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Clinochlore

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Clinochlore, etc.

Ala Valley, Lanzo Valleys, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Clinochlore, etc.

Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Clinochlore, etc.

Borne del Brous, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Clinochlore

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Clinochlore, etc.

Ala Valley, Lanzo Valleys, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Clinochlore, etc.

Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)ⓘ Clinozoisite

Clinozoisite, etc.

Uja di Mondrone, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Clinozoisite, etc.

Uja di Mondrone, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Clinozoisite, etc.

Uja di Mondrone, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

CaMgSi₂O₆ⓘ Diopside (TL)

Diopside, etc.

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Diopside

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Diopside

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Diopside, etc.

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Diopside, etc.

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Diopside

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Diopside

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Diopside, etc.

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Diopside, etc.

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Diopside

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂ⓘ Prehnite

Prehnite, etc.

Borne del Brous, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Prehnite, etc.

Borne del Brous, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Prehnite, etc.

Borne del Brous, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃ⓘ Spessartine

Spessartine, etc.

Ala Valley, Lanzo Valleys, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Spessartine, etc.

Ala Valley, Lanzo Valleys, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Spessartine, etc.

Ala Valley, Lanzo Valleys, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Bornite	2.BA.15	Cu₅FeS₄
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Nickeline	2.CC.05	NiAs
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Molybdenite	2.EA.30	MoS₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Löllingite	2.EB.15a	FeAs₂
ⓘ	Rammelsbergite	2.EB.15a	NiAs₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Cobaltite	2.EB.25	CoAsS
ⓘ	Skutterudite	2.EC.05	CoAs₃
ⓘ	Bournonite	2.GA.50	PbCuSbS₃
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	Boulangerite	2.HC.15	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Perovskite	4.CC.30	CaTiO₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Pyrolusite	4.DB.05	Mn⁴⁺O₂
ⓘ	Anatase	4.DD.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Brookite	4.DD.10	TiO₂
ⓘ	Aeschynite-(Y)	4.DF.05	Y(TiNb)O₆
ⓘ	Manganite	4.FD.15	Mn³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Brucite	4.FE.05	Mg(OH)₂
ⓘ	Lepidocrocite	4.FE.15	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Birnessite	4.FL.45	(Na,Ca)_0.5(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄ · 1.5H₂O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Magnesite	5.AB.05	MgCO₃
ⓘ	Rhodochrosite	5.AB.05	MnCO₃
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
ⓘ	Ankerite	5.AB.10	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Azurite	5.BA.05	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Hydromagnesite	5.DA.05	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
ⓘ	Brugnatellite	5.DA.45	Mg₆Fe³⁺(CO₃)(OH)₁₃ · 4H₂O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Brochantite	7.BB.25	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Xenotime-(Y)	8.AD.35	Y(PO₄)
ⓘ	Hydroxylapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
ⓘ	Annabergite	8.CE.40	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
ⓘ	Erythrite	8.CE.40	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
ⓘ	Hörnesite	8.CE.40	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Chrysotile	9.00.	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Forsterite	9.AC.05	Mg₂(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Andradite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Almandine ?	9.AD.25	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Andradite var. Demantoid	9.AD.25	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Grossular	9.AD.25	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	var. Hessonite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Spessartine	9.AD.25	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Uvarovite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Cr³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Andradite var. Topazolite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Clinohumite	9.AF.55	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂
ⓘ	Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite	9.AF.55	(Mg,Ti)₉(SiO₄)₄(OH,O,F)₂
ⓘ		9.AF.55	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂
ⓘ	Chloritoid	9.AF.85	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Braunite	9.AG.05	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆(SiO₄)O₈
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTiO(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Clinozoisite	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Epidote	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Piemontite	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlMn³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Zoisite	9.BG.10	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Vesuvianite	9.BG.35	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
ⓘ	Ardennite-(As)	9.BJ.40	Mn²⁺₄Al₄(AlMg)(AsO₄)(SiO₄)₂(Si₃O₁₀)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Diopside (TL)	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Omphacite	9.DA.20	(Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Al_eFe³⁺_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	var. Chrome-Omphacite	9.DA.20	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Cr³⁺,Al)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Jadeite	9.DA.25	Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Actinolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Tremolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Glaucophane	9.DE.25	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Rhodonite	9.DK.05	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
ⓘ	Prehnite	9.DP.20	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Talc	9.EC.05	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Muscovite var. Alurgite	9.EC.15	K(Al,Mn³⁺)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	var. Fuchsite	9.EC.15	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ		9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Paragonite	9.EC.15	NaAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Muscovite var. Phengite	9.EC.15	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	var. Sericite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Clinochlore	9.EC.55	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
ⓘ	Antigorite	9.ED.15	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	Natrolite	9.GA.05	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Scolecite	9.GA.05	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
ⓘ	Chabazite-Ca	9.GD.10	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'K Feldspar var. Adularia'	-	KAlSi₃O₈
ⓘ	'Amphibole Supergroup'	-	AB₂C₅(T₈O₂₂)W₂
ⓘ	'Asbestos'	-
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Diallage'	-
ⓘ	'Stilbite Subgroup'	-	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Tourmaline'	-	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
ⓘ	'Andradite-Grossular Series'	-
ⓘ	'Clinozoisite-Epidote Series'	-
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
ⓘ	'Ardennite'	-
ⓘ	'Muscovite-2M1'	-	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	'Amphibole Asbestos'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Alurgite	K(Al,Mn³⁺)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Annabergite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Antigorite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Ardennite-(As)	Mn₄²⁺Al₄(AlMg)(AsO₄)(SiO₄)₂(Si₃O₁₀)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Birnessite	(Na,Ca)_0.5(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄ · 1.5H₂O
H	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Brugnatellite	Mg₆Fe³⁺(CO₃)(OH)₁₃ · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Brucite	Mg(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
H	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Erythrite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Hörnesite	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Hydromagnesite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
H	ⓘ Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Manganite	Mn³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Paragonite	NaAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Piemontite	(CaCa)(AlAlMn³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
H	ⓘ Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
H	ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite	(Mg,Ti)₉(SiO₄)₄(OH,O,F)₂
H	ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite-2M1	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Brugnatellite	Mg₆Fe³⁺(CO₃)(OH)₁₃ · 4H₂O
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Hydromagnesite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
C	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
O	ⓘ Aeschynite-(Y)	Y(TiNb)O₆
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Alurgite	K(Al,Mn³⁺)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅(T₈O₂₂)W₂
O	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Annabergite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Antigorite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Ardennite-(As)	Mn₄²⁺Al₄(AlMg)(AsO₄)(SiO₄)₂(Si₃O₁₀)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Birnessite	(Na,Ca)_0.5(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄ · 1.5H₂O
O	ⓘ Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn₆³⁺(SiO₄)O₈
O	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Brookite	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Brugnatellite	Mg₆Fe³⁺(CO₃)(OH)₁₃ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Brucite	Mg(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
O	ⓘ Clinohumite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂
O	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Andradite var. Demantoid	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Erythrite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Grossular var. Hessonite	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Hörnesite	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Hydromagnesite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Jadeite	Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
O	ⓘ Manganite	Mn³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Paragonite	NaAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Piemontite	(CaCa)(AlAlMn³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Pyrolusite	Mn⁴⁺O₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
O	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
O	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Spessartine	Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
O	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Uvarovite	Ca₃Cr₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
O	ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
O	ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite	(Mg,Ti)₉(SiO₄)₄(OH,O,F)₂
O	ⓘ Andradite var. Topazolite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Andradite-Grossular Series
O	ⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Omphacite var. Chrome-Omphacite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Cr³⁺,Al)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
O	ⓘ Muscovite-2M1	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Clinohumite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂
F	ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite	(Mg,Ti)₉(SiO₄)₄(OH,O,F)₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Birnessite	(Na,Ca)_0.5(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄ · 1.5H₂O
Na	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Na	ⓘ Jadeite	Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆
Na	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Na	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Na	ⓘ Paragonite	NaAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Na	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
Na	ⓘ Omphacite var. Chrome-Omphacite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Cr³⁺,Al)Si₂O₆
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Antigorite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Mg	ⓘ Ardennite-(As)	Mn₄²⁺Al₄(AlMg)(AsO₄)(SiO₄)₂(Si₃O₁₀)(OH)₆
Mg	ⓘ Brugnatellite	Mg₆Fe³⁺(CO₃)(OH)₁₃ · 4H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Brucite	Mg(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Mg	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Mg	ⓘ Clinohumite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
Mg	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Hörnesite	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Hydromagnesite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
Mg	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Mg	ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite	(Mg,Ti)₉(SiO₄)₄(OH,O,F)₂
Mg	ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Omphacite var. Chrome-Omphacite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Cr³⁺,Al)Si₂O₆
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Alurgite	K(Al,Mn³⁺)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Ardennite-(As)	Mn₄²⁺Al₄(AlMg)(AsO₄)(SiO₄)₂(Si₃O₁₀)(OH)₆
Al	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Al	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Grossular var. Hessonite	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Jadeite	Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Al	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Al	ⓘ Paragonite	NaAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Piemontite	(CaCa)(AlAlMn³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
Al	ⓘ Spessartine	Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Al	ⓘ Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
Al	ⓘ Andradite-Grossular Series
Al	ⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Omphacite var. Chrome-Omphacite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Cr³⁺,Al)Si₂O₆
Al	ⓘ Muscovite-2M1	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Alurgite	K(Al,Mn³⁺)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Antigorite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Ardennite-(As)	Mn₄²⁺Al₄(AlMg)(AsO₄)(SiO₄)₂(Si₃O₁₀)(OH)₆
Si	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn₆³⁺(SiO₄)O₈
Si	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Si	ⓘ Clinohumite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂
Si	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Andradite var. Demantoid	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Grossular var. Hessonite	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Jadeite	Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Si	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Paragonite	NaAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Piemontite	(CaCa)(AlAlMn³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Si	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
Si	ⓘ Spessartine	Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Uvarovite	Ca₃Cr₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
Si	ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite	(Mg,Ti)₉(SiO₄)₄(OH,O,F)₂
Si	ⓘ Andradite var. Topazolite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Andradite-Grossular Series
Si	ⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Omphacite var. Chrome-Omphacite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Cr³⁺,Al)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Muscovite-2M1	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
P	ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
S	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
S	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
S	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Alurgite	K(Al,Mn³⁺)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite-2M1	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Birnessite	(Na,Ca)_0.5(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄ · 1.5H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Andradite var. Demantoid	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Grossular var. Hessonite	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
Ca	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ca	ⓘ Piemontite	(CaCa)(AlAlMn³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Ca	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
Ca	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Uvarovite	Ca₃Cr₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Ca	ⓘ Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Andradite var. Topazolite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Andradite-Grossular Series
Ca	ⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Ca	ⓘ Omphacite var. Chrome-Omphacite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Cr³⁺,Al)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Aeschynite-(Y)	Y(TiNb)O₆
Ti	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Brookite	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
Ti	ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite	(Mg,Ti)₉(SiO₄)₄(OH,O,F)₂
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Cr	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Cr	ⓘ Uvarovite	Ca₃Cr₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Cr	ⓘ Omphacite var. Chrome-Omphacite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Cr³⁺,Al)Si₂O₆
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Muscovite var. Alurgite	K(Al,Mn³⁺)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Mn	ⓘ Ardennite-(As)	Mn₄²⁺Al₄(AlMg)(AsO₄)(SiO₄)₂(Si₃O₁₀)(OH)₆
Mn	ⓘ Birnessite	(Na,Ca)_0.5(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄ · 1.5H₂O
Mn	ⓘ Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn₆³⁺(SiO₄)O₈
Mn	ⓘ Manganite	Mn³⁺O(OH)
Mn	ⓘ Piemontite	(CaCa)(AlAlMn³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Mn	ⓘ Pyrolusite	Mn⁴⁺O₂
Mn	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
Mn	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Mn	ⓘ Spessartine	Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Fe	ⓘ Brugnatellite	Mg₆Fe³⁺(CO₃)(OH)₁₃ · 4H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Andradite var. Demantoid	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Jadeite	Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Löllingite	FeAs₂
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Fe	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Fe	ⓘ Andradite var. Topazolite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Andradite-Grossular Series
Fe	ⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
Co	ⓘ Erythrite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Co	ⓘ Skutterudite	CoAs₃
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Annabergite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Ni	ⓘ Nickeline	NiAs
Ni	ⓘ Rammelsbergite	NiAs₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Cu	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Cu	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Annabergite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Ardennite-(As)	Mn₄²⁺Al₄(AlMg)(AsO₄)(SiO₄)₂(Si₃O₁₀)(OH)₆
As	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
As	ⓘ Erythrite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
As	ⓘ Hörnesite	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
As	ⓘ Löllingite	FeAs₂
As	ⓘ Nickeline	NiAs
As	ⓘ Rammelsbergite	NiAs₂
As	ⓘ Skutterudite	CoAs₃
Y	Yttrium
Y	ⓘ Aeschynite-(Y)	Y(TiNb)O₆
Y	ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Nb	Niobium
Nb	ⓘ Aeschynite-(Y)	Y(TiNb)O₆
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
Sb	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
Pb	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

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Localities in this Region

Italy

Piedmont
- Metropolitan City of Turin
  - Balme
    - Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa)
    - Pian Ciamarella (Rio Ciamarella)
    - Rocca Tiera (La Tiera)
    - Uja di Mondrone
  - Ceres

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AlpsAccretionary Complex

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- Metropolitan City of Turin
  - Lanzo ValleysGroup of Valleies

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References

Barelli, Vincenzo (1835) Cenni di statistica mineralogica degli Stati di S.M. il Re di Sardegna ovvero catalogo ragionato della raccolta formatasi presso Azienda Generale dell’Interno [Outline of the mineralogical statistics of the States of His Majesty the King of Sardinia, or a reasoned catalog of the collection formed at the General Administration of the Interior]. Giuseppe Fodratti.

Strüver, G. (1871) Die Minerallagerstatten des Alathales in Piemont. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paleontologie: 337-352. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/151317#page/367/mode/1up

Repossi, Emilio (1919) La val d'Ala ed i suoi minerali. Natura: 10: 89-132. https://www.gmlmilano.it/la-val-d-ala-ed-i-suoi-minerali.html

Grill, E., Repossi, Elena (1942) Itinerari mineralogici. La Val d'Ala. Natura: 33: 42-57.

Repossi, Elena (1942) Ricerche su alcuni minerali della Val d'Ala. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali: 81: 138-152

Dal Piaz, G.V. (1967) Le "granatiti" (rodingiti l.s.) nelle serpentine delle Alpi occidentali italiane. Memorie della Società Geologica Italiana: 6(3): 267-313.

De Michele, V. (1974) Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini.

Gramaccioli, C.M. (1975) Minerali alpini e prealpini. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas, Bergamo, 2 volumes, 472 pages

Maletto, G., Meda, F., Pelizzone, G. (1976) I minerali della Val d'Ala. 4a edizione. Federazione Nazionale Gruppi Mineralogici e Paleontologici Italiani, Tipografia Ellezeta, Torino, 72 pages.

Gramaccioli, Carlo M. (1979) Minerals of the Alpine Rodingites of Italy. The Mineralogical Record, 10 (2) 85-89

Brizio, P., Maletto, G., Pelizzone, G. (1984) Aggiornamento a: "I minerali della Val d'Ala". Notiziario di Mineralogia e Paleontologia (Riccione): 39: 3-15 (Part I); 40: 44-48 (Part II).

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

Ciriotti, M.E., Fascio, L., Pasero, M. (2009) Italian type minerals. Edizioni Plus - Università di Pisa, Pisa, 357 pages.

Maletto, G., Piccoli, G.C. [with contributions of Barresi, A.A., Bittarello, E., Bosio, P., Ciriotti, M.E., Gallo, L.M., Lombardo, B., Pagano, R.] (2014) Minerali in Val d’Ala. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba. L'Artigiana Srl - Azienda Grafica, Alba (Cuneo), 224 pages + 1 folded map.

Pezzotta, Federico, Maletto, Gaspare, Bonisoli, Tiziano, Piccoli, Giancarlo (2014) Minéralogie des rodingites alpines: Formation, caractéristiques et divers faciès [Mineralogy of Alpine rodingites: Formation, characteristics and various facies], in Minéraux des Rodingites alpines (Italie-Suisse). Le Règne Minéral - Hors Série, 20. 13-95pp.48-63

Barral, Jean-Pierre (2015) Les grenats du Val d' Ala [The garnets of the Ala Valley]. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 129(3), 193-196

Diella, Valeria, Bocchio, Rosangela, Marinoni, Nicoletta, Caucia, Franca, Spalla, Maria Iole, Adamo, Ilaria, Langone, Antonio, Mancini, Lucia (2019) Garnets from Val d’Ala Rodingites, Piedmont, Italy: An Investigation of Their Gemological, Spectroscopic and Crystal Chemical Properties. Minerals, 9 (12) 728 doi:10.3390/min9120728

Caucia, Franca Piera, Marinoni, Luigi, Scacchetti, Maurizio, Riccardi, Maria Pia, Bartoli, Omar (2020) The Vesuvianite Gems of the Val d’Ala (Piedmont, Italy) Minerals, 10 (6) 535 doi:10.3390/min10060535

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