Rocca del Montone is a 75-m-high and 250-m-wide folded gneiss formation, composed of two main spurs separated by a deep notch, below the calcschist of the southern slope of Monte Salancia.

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Mineral List

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

ⓘ 'var. Adularia'

ⓘ Quartz

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

References:

Barresi, A. (1996) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume I. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 37 pp.

ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'

Formula: KAlSi₃O₈

References:

Barresi, A. (1996) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume I. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 37 pp.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Barresi, A. (1996) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume I. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 37 pp.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'K Feldspar var. Adularia'	-	KAlSi₃O₈
ⓘ	''	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈

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References

Barresi, A. (1996) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume I. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 37 pp.

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