Sasso Bianco, Vogogna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sasso Bianco | Exposure |
| Vogogna | Commune |
| Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province | Province |
| Piedmont | Region |
| Italy | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 0' 28'' North , 8° 18' 21'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vogogna | 1,434 (2014) | 1.1km |
| Colloro | 197 (2014) | 1.6km |
| Megolo di Cima | 136 (2014) | 1.8km |
| Megolo di Mezzo | 126 (2014) | 1.9km |
| Premosello-Chiovenda | 1,270 (2014) | 1.9km |
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Italian:
Sasso Bianco, Vogogna, Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italia
Garnet-enriched zones associated to carbonate-silicate rocks (formerly and locally called "calciphyres") outcrops along the southern side of "La Colmetta", west of Colloro (Premosello-Chiovenda) and north of San Rocco hamlet, at about 300 to 550 m a.s.l. These rocks are in close spatial, if not genetic as well, relationships with the ultramafic intrusive body of Premosello-Colloro, belonging to the so-called "Ivrea-Verbano Zone".
The toponym "Sasso Bianco" is reported in the referenced text book, likely the first official report of such findings. In same mineral collections, specimens from this locality are labelled as from "Colloro" or "Premosello".
Provided coordinates are based on site survey (tied to satellite image) but are higly approximated (please consider some hundreds meters as a search radius)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Andradite Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 Colour: green and grey-greenish |
| ⓘ 'Andradite-Grossular Series' |
| ⓘ Clinozoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Colour: pinkish to light green |
| ⓘ 'Clinozoisite-Epidote Series' |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Colour: medium green |
| ⓘ Grossular Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Andradite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Clinozoisite | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Andradite-Grossular Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Clinozoisite-Epidote Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
- Ivrea ZoneTerrane
Italy
- Piedmont
- Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province
- Ossola ValleyValley
- Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province
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Sasso Bianco, Vogogna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy