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Col d'Armoine serpentinite outcrop (Col Dar Moine serpentinite outcrop), Pian del Re, Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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Col d'Armoine serpentinite outcrop (Col Dar Moine serpentinite outcrop)Outcrop
Pian del Re- not defined -
CrissoloCommune
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 42' 56'' North , 7° 5' 3'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.71563,7.08430
GRN:
N30E04
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Crissolo210 (2012)5.9km
Bobbio Pellice409 (2014)10.6km
Maddalena120 (2014)11.3km
Pontechianale208 (2012)11.3km
Villar Pellice809 (2014)12.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
341865
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:341865:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Affioramento di serpentinite della Col d'Armoine (Affioramento di serpentinite della Col Dar Moine), Pian del Re, Crissolo, Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italia


Outcrop of serpentinite with minor masses of rodingite and omphacitite at Col d'Armoine or Col Dar Moine (2692 m). The outcrop partly extends to Pellice Valley.

The most significant rodingite mineral is prehnite, which forms globular crystal aggregate up to 2 cm in diametre.

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5 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Omphacite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘOmphacite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6

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References

Lombardo, B., Nervo, R., Compagnoni, R., Messigne, B., Kienast, J.R., Mevel, C., Fiora, L., Piccardo, G.B., and Lanza, R. (1978) Osservazioni preliminari sulle ofioliti metamorfiche del Monviso (Alpi Occidentali). Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 34, 2, 253-305; Rolfo, F., Benna, P., Cadoppi, P., Castelli, Favero-Longo, E., Giardino, M., Balestro, G., Belluso, E., Borghi, A., Cámara, F., Compagnoni, R., Ferrando, S., Festa, A., Forno, M.G., Giacometti, F., Gianotti, F., Groppo, C., Lombardo, B., Mosca, P., Perrone, G., Piervirotti, R., Rebay, G., and Rossetti, P. (2015) The Monviso Massif and the Cottian Alps as Symbols of the Alpine Chain and Geological Heritage in Piemonte, Italy. Geoheritage, 7, 65–84.
Piccoli, G.C. (2002) I minerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie. Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, L'Artistica Savigliano, Savigliano (Cuneo), 362 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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