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Grange della Valle, Vallone Galambra, Exilles, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italyi
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Grange della ValleHamlet
Vallone GalambraValley
ExillesCommune
Metropolitan City of TurinMetropolitan City
PiedmontRegion
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 6' 40'' North , 6° 54' 10'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Exilles139 (2014)2.6km
Salbertrand467 (2014)4.4km
Chiomonte784 (2014)6.4km
Gravere608 (2014)9.1km
Giaglione563 (2014)9.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
420684
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:420684:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Grange della Valle, Vallone Galambra (Vallone di Galambra), Exilles, Città metropolitana di Torino (Provincia di Torino), Piemonte, Italia


Outcrop of blueschist-facies mica schists with a local re-equilibration in greenschist facies (Clarea complex, Ambin massif) near Grange della Valle. These rocks mainly consist of quartz, albite, white micas (phengite and paragonite), chlorite, glaucophane, chloritoid ± biotite ± garnet. Accessory minerals are rutile, zoisite, ilmenite, and titanite.

Uranium prospect in a fine-grained metaconglomerate hosting a uraninite-sulphide mineralisation.

In a crystallographic study on Italian uraninites, 25 samples from three localities of the Ambin Massif (Grange della Valle, Molaretto, and Monte Seguret) were investigated: their average lattice parameter is a = 5.474 Å, the highest for Italian uraninites (Garavelli, 1962).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


19 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'
Chloritoid
Formula: Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Glaucophane
Formula: ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Phengite
Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
Paragonite
Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Zippeite ?
Formula: K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite
var. Bravoite
2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Orpiment2.FA.30As2S3
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Zippeite ?7.EC.05K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Chloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Zoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Glaucophane9.DE.25◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Paragonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite
var. Phengite
9.EC.15KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
H Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
H ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
H Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
O Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O UraniniteUO2
O ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
O Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Na ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Mg Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Al Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Al Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Si Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S OrpimentAs2S3
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
K ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Fe ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Fe PyriteFeS2
NiNickel
Ni Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
CuCopper
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As OrpimentAs2S3
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
UUranium
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
U UraniniteUO2
U ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O

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