den Tex, E. (1987) Two ovardite occurrences in the Piemonte Ophiolite Nappe of the Cottian Alps (NW Italy) and their significance for the process of ovarditization. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 67, 137-146.

ⓘ Anatase

Formula: TiO₂

Locality: Rodetti, Meana di Susa, 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.

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

Locality: Rodetti, Meana di Susa, 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.

ⓘ Brookite

Formula: TiO₂

References:

Giovanni Scapin CollectionIdentified by Giovanni Scapin: Visual Identification

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Locality: Monte Français Pelouxe north slope, Meana di Susa, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Localities:

Monte Français Pelouxe north slope, Meana di Susa, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Rodetti, Meana di Susa, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Chrysotile

Formula: Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Locality: Colle delle Finestre outcrop, Meana di Susa, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Belluso, E., Compagnoni, R., and 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.

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Locality: Rodetti, Meana di Susa, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Giuseppe Finello collection

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Rodetti, Meana di Susa, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Franco Luca Bonino's collectionIdentified by Franco Luca Bonino: Visual Identification

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Monte Français Pelouxe north slope, Meana di Susa, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

Locality: Rodetti, Meana di Susa, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Flavio G. Taricco collection

ⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)

Formula: CaCe(CO₃)₂F

Locality: Rodetti, Meana di Susa, 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.

ⓘ Tremolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

Localities:

Colle delle Finestre outcrop, Meana di Susa, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Le Casette outcrop, Meana di Susa, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)

Formula: Y(PO₄)

Locality: Rodetti, Meana di Susa, 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.

Gallery:

Fe₂O₃ⓘ Hematite

Hematite

Rodetti, Meana di Susa, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Hematite

Rodetti, Meana di Susa, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Hematite

Rodetti, Meana di Susa, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Anatase	4.DD.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Brookite	4.DD.10	TiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Synchysite-(Ce)	5.BD.20c	CaCe(CO₃)₂F
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Xenotime-(Y)	8.AD.35	Y(PO₄)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Chrysotile	9.00.	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Tremolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)	CaCe(CO₃)₂F
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Brookite	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)	CaCe(CO₃)₂F
O	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)	CaCe(CO₃)₂F
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Mg	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)	CaCe(CO₃)₂F
Ca	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Brookite	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Y	Yttrium
Y	ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)
Ce	Cerium
Ce	ⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)	CaCe(CO₃)₂F

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