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Cisore serpentinite outcrop, Domodossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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Cisore serpentinite outcrop, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 7' 28'' North , 8° 15' 51'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.12450,8.26442
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Domodossola-Oltrebogna134 (2017)2.0km
Domodossola17,778 (2014)2.4km
Crevoladossola4,216 (2014)3.7km
Croppo727 (2014)4.1km
Cosa152 (2014)4.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
264230
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:264230:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Cisore, Domodossola, Valle di Bognanco, Val d'Ossola, Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italia


Outcrop of serpentinite (serpentinised peridotite) located at the mouth of the Bognanco Valley, below the village of Cisore (Domodossola municipality) on the left side of Bogna brook.

This rock, having a peculiar texture and composition (forsterite, chrysotile, antigorite, enstatite, and talc), was actively quarried in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Notes: coordinates are those of Cisore village.

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘAntigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2

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References

Traverso S. (1895): Geologia dell'Ossola. Tipogr. Angelo Ciminago, Genova, 275 pp.
Mattioli, V. (1979) Minerali Ossolani. Ed. Arti Grafiche Medesi, Milano, 268 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.
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