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Col de la Croix-Cima Piana (Mont-de-Panaz) area, Champorcher, Aosta Valley, Italyi
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Col de la Croix-Cima Piana (Mont-de-Panaz) area, Champorcher, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Col de la Croix-Cima Piana (Mont-de-Panaz) area, Champorcher, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Col de la Croix-Cima Piana (Mont-de-Panaz) area, Champorcher, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Col de la Croix-Cima Piana (Mont-de-Panaz) area, Champorcher, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Col de la Croix-Cima Piana (Mont-de-Panaz) area, Champorcher, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Col de la Croix-Cima Piana (Mont-de-Panaz) area, Champorcher, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Col de la Croix-Cima Piana (Mont-de-Panaz) area, Champorcher, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Col de la Croix-Cima Piana (Mont-de-Panaz) area, Champorcher, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Col de la Croix-Cima Piana (Mont-de-Panaz) area, Champorcher, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Col de la Croix-Cima Piana (Mont-de-Panaz) area, Champorcher, Aosta Valley, Italy
Type:
Mountain Area
Mindat Locality ID:
267648
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:267648:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Règion du Col de la Croix - Mont-de-Panaz, Champorcher, Vallée d'Aoste, Italie
Italian:
Area di Col de la Croix-Cima Piana (Mont-de-Panaz), Champorcher, Valle d'Aosta, Italia


Rodingitic rocks in the area to the east of Col de la Croix and along the western slope of Cima Piana or Monte-de-Panaz.

Typical crystallised minerals include pale pink grossular, green vesuvianite (crystals up to 1 cm in length), green diopside, dark green epidote, yellow titanite, magnetite, and clinochlore.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘVesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

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References

Brizio P., Maletto G., and Smeriglio G. (1984) Due nuove segnalazioni di vesuvianite in Val d'Aosta: M. Obrè (Emarese) e Col de Croix - Cima Piana (Champorcher). Rivista Piemontese di Storia Naturale, 5, 143-149
Castello, P., and Paganone, M. (2016) Minerali, miniere e cave del Parco Naturale Mont Avic (Comuni di Champdepraz e Champorcher - Valle d’Aosta - Alpi Occidentali). Revue Valdôtaine d'Histoire Naturelle, 70, 7-56.
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