Maletto, G., Meda, F., and Pelizzone, G. (1976) I minerali della Val d'Ala. 4a edizione. Federazione Nazionale Gruppi Mineralogici e Paleontologici Italiani, Tipografia Ellezeta, Torino, 72 pp.

Maletto, G., and Piccoli, G.C. [with contributions of Barresi, A.A., Bittarello, E., Bosio, P., Ciriotti, M.E., Gallo, L.M., Lombardo, B., Pagano, R.] (2014) Minerali in Val d’Ala. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba. L'Artigiana Srl - Azienda Grafica, Alba (Cuneo), 224 pages + 1 folded map.

ⓘ Aeschynite-(Y)

Formula: Y(TiNb)O₆

Locality: Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, 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.

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

Formula: AB₂C₅(T₈O₂₂)W₂

Locality: Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Barresi A.A., Caiolo M., Ambrino P., Orlandi P., 2003. Mineralogia delle Valli di Lanzo (Piemonte). Hornesite, lollingite, boulangerite e bournonite in un filone idrotermale dell'alta Val d'Ala (TO). Il Cercapietre, 1-2.

ⓘ Anatase

Formula: TiO₂

Locality: Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, 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.

ⓘ Andradite

Formula: Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃

Localities:

Colle del Paschiet (Colle Paschietto), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Roch Neir, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Pian Ciamarella (Rio Ciamarella), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Andradite var. Demantoid

Formula: Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃

Locality: Roch Neir, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Gramaccioli, C.M. (1975). Minerali alpini e prealpini. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas, Bergamo, 2 vol.

ⓘ Andradite var. Topazolite

Formula: Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃

Locality: Roch Neir, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Gramaccioli, C.M. (1975). Minerali alpini e prealpini. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas, Bergamo, 2 vol.

ⓘ Ankerite

Formula: Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂

Localities:

Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Beccas d'Arnas, Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Habit: saddle-like xls

Colour: white, creamy, dark brown

Description: It is a magnesian ankerite.

ⓘ Annabergite

Formula: Ni₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O

Locality: Filone della Sarda, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Gramaccioli, C.M. (1975). Minerali alpini e prealpini. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas, Bergamo, 2 vol.

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

Localities:

Roch Neir, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Saulera (Saulera Alp), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities:

Saulera (Saulera Alp), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Beccas d'Arnas, Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

Locality: Beccas d'Arnas, Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂

Locality: Bessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, 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.

ⓘ Boulangerite

Formula: Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁

Localities:

Habit: needles

Description: xls up to 6 mm.

ⓘ Bournonite

Formula: PbCuSbS₃

Localities:

ⓘ Braunite

Formula: Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆(SiO₄)O₈

Locality: Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

ⓘ Brookite

Formula: TiO₂

Locality: Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, 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.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

ⓘ Chabazite-Ca

Formula: (Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O

Locality: Laghi Verdi, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Description: Reported as 'chabazite' by the earlier authors.

References:

Gramaccioli, C.M. (1975) Minerali alpini e prealpini. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas, Bergamo, 2 volumes, 472 pp.

Maletto, G., Meda, F., and Pelizzone, G. (1976) I minerali della Val d'Ala. 4a edizione. Federazione Nazionale Gruppi Mineralogici e Paleontologici Italiani, Tipografia Ellezeta, Torino, 72 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.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Localities:

Bessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Saulera (Saulera Alp), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Localities:

Fort Mt. (Monte Fort), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Rocca Tovo, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Chrysotile

Formula: Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Localities:

Garavela Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Colle del Paschiet (Colle Paschietto), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Clinochlore

Formula: Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

ⓘ Clinohumite

Formula: Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂

Localities:

Roch Neir, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Clinozoisite

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Localities:

ⓘ 'Clinozoisite-Epidote Series'

Locality: Colle del Paschiet (Colle Paschietto), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Balzac, Fausta (1916) Sulla presenza di termini clinozoisitici nei giacimenti classici di epidoto di Val d'Ala. Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino: 51 (1915-1916): 899-911

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.

ⓘ Cobaltite

Formula: CoAsS

Locality: Filone della Sarda, Balme, 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.

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

Locality: Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Habit: saddle-like xls

Colour: white, creamy, dark brown

Description: It is a Fe-rich dolomite

References:

ⓘ Epidote

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

ⓘ Erythrite

Formula: Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O

Locality: Filone della Sarda, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Gramaccioli, C.M. (1975). Minerali alpini e prealpini. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas, Bergamo, 2 vol.

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

References:

Gramaccioli, C.M. (1975). Minerali alpini e prealpini. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas, Bergamo, 2 vol.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Locality: Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Maletto G.,Meda F.,Pelizzone G.-I minerali della Val d'Ala -Ellezeta (1976)

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Grossular

Formula: Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

ⓘ Grossular var. Hessonite

Formula: Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Localities:

Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Roch Neir, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Saulera (Saulera Alp), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Colle del Paschiet (Colle Paschietto), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Rocca Affinau, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Localities:

Bessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Uja Bessanese (Uja di Bessanese), Bessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Hörnesite

Formula: Mg₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O

Localities:

Habit: spherules of lamellar xls

Colour: white

ⓘ Hydromagnesite

Formula: Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O

Locality: Fort Mt. (Monte Fort), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Maletto G.,Meda F.,Pelizzone G.-I minerali della Val d'Ala -Ellezeta (1976)

ⓘ Hydroxylapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)

Localities:

Laghi Verdi, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Colle del Paschiet (Colle Paschietto), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite

Formula: Mg₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂

Locality: Laghi Verdi, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Description: Zambonini (1919) came to the conclusion that "titanolivine" from Ala Valley is a titanian clinohumite very rich in OH and pratically F-free; therefore, he proposed, unsuccessfully, to substitute the name titanolivine used in that time with "titanhydroclinohumite" or "hydroclinohumite titanifère" (the species hydroxylclinohumite has been instituted in 1998 only).

References:

Zambonini, Ferruccio (1919) Sur la véritable nature du titanolivine de la vallée d'Ala (Piémont) Bulletin de Minéralogie, 42 (5) 250-279 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1919.3732

ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite

Formula: (Mg,Ti)₉(SiO₄)₄(OH,O,F)₂

Localities:

Laghi Verdi, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Roch Neir, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

Locality: Rocca Affinau, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Repossi, Emilio (1919) La val d'Ala ed i suoi minerali. Natura: 10: 89-132

ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'

Formula: KAlSi₃O₈

Locality: Rocca Affinau, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Repossi, Emilio (1919) La val d'Ala ed i suoi minerali. Natura: 10: 89-132

ⓘ Löllingite

Formula: FeAs₂

Localities:

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Localities:

Bessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Laghi Verdi, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Molybdenite

Formula: MoS₂

Locality: Bessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, 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.

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Rocca Tovo, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Leardi, L., and Rossetti, P. (1985): Caratteri geologici e petrografici delle metaofioliti della Val d'Ala. Boll. Ass. Min. Subalp., 22, 422-439.

ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite

Formula: K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂

Locality: Rocca Tovo, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Leardi, L., and Rossetti, P. (1985): Caratteri geologici e petrografici delle metaofioliti della Val d'Ala. Boll. Ass. Min. Subalp., 22, 422-439.

ⓘ Natrolite

Formula: Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O

Localities:

Garavela Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Laghi Verdi, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Nickeline

Formula: NiAs

Locality: Filone della Sarda, Balme, 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.

ⓘ Perovskite

Formula: CaTiO₃

Localities:

Fort Mt. (Monte Fort), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Roch Neir, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Garavela Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Prehnite

Formula: Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂

Localities:

Bessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Roch Neir, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Rocca Tovo, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Localities:

Saulera (Saulera Alp), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Bessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Beccas d'Arnas, Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Rocca Affinau, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Rammelsbergite

Formula: NiAs₂

Locality: Filone della Sarda, Balme, 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.

ⓘ Rhodonite

Formula: CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]

Locality: Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

ⓘ Scolecite

Formula: CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O

Locality: Laghi Verdi, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

"Minerali in Val d'Ala" (referred to a neighbour locality, "Alpe Garavela")

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

Locality: Beccas d'Arnas, Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

ⓘ Skutterudite

Formula: CoAs₃

Locality: Filone della Sarda, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Gramaccioli, C.M. (1975). Minerali alpini e prealpini. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas, Bergamo, 2 vol.

ⓘ Spessartine

Formula: Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Locality: Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, 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.

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

Formula: M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O

Localities:

Bessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Garavela Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Talc

Formula: Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

Locality: Colle del Paschiet (Colle Paschietto), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Borson, Étienne (1830) Catalogue raisonné de la collection minéralogique de l'Université de Turin [Catalogue raisonné de la collection minéralogique du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle]. Imprimérie Royale, Turin, 742 pp.

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO₄)O

Localities:

Colle del Paschiet (Colle Paschietto), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Giasset, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Saulera (Saulera Alp), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Rocca Tovo, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Laghi Verdi, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Vesuvianite

Formula: Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)

Formula: Y(PO₄)

Locality: Arnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, 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:

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Chlorite Group

Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Chlorite Group

Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Chlorite Group

Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈ⓘ Clinochlore

Clinochlore

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Clinochlore

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Clinochlore

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)ⓘ Clinozoisite

Clinozoisite, etc.

Uja di Mondrone, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Clinozoisite, etc.

Uja di Mondrone, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Clinozoisite, etc.

Uja di Mondrone, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

CaMgSi₂O₆ⓘ Diopside

Diopside, etc.

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Diopside

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Diopside

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Diopside, etc.

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Diopside, etc.

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Diopside

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Diopside

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Diopside, etc.

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Diopside, etc.

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Diopside

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉ⓘ Vesuvianite

Vesuvianite, etc.

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Vesuvianite, etc.

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Vesuvianite, etc.

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Vesuvianite, etc.

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Vesuvianite, etc.

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Vesuvianite, etc.

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Vesuvianite, etc.

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Vesuvianite, etc.

Testa Ciarva, Mussa Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Nickeline	2.CC.05	NiAs
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Molybdenite	2.EA.30	MoS₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Löllingite	2.EB.15a	FeAs₂
ⓘ	Rammelsbergite	2.EB.15a	NiAs₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Cobaltite	2.EB.25	CoAsS
ⓘ	Skutterudite	2.EC.05	CoAs₃
ⓘ	Bournonite	2.GA.50	PbCuSbS₃
ⓘ	Boulangerite	2.HC.15	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Perovskite	4.CC.30	CaTiO₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Anatase	4.DD.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Brookite	4.DD.10	TiO₂
ⓘ	Aeschynite-(Y)	4.DF.05	Y(TiNb)O₆
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
ⓘ	Ankerite	5.AB.10	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Azurite	5.BA.05	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Hydromagnesite	5.DA.05	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Xenotime-(Y)	8.AD.35	Y(PO₄)
ⓘ	Hydroxylapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
ⓘ	Annabergite	8.CE.40	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
ⓘ	Erythrite	8.CE.40	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
ⓘ	Hörnesite	8.CE.40	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Chrysotile	9.00.	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Andradite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	var. Demantoid	9.AD.25	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Grossular	9.AD.25	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	var. Hessonite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Spessartine	9.AD.25	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Andradite var. Topazolite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Clinohumite	9.AF.55	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂
ⓘ	Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite	9.AF.55	(Mg,Ti)₉(SiO₄)₄(OH,O,F)₂
ⓘ		9.AF.55	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂
ⓘ	Braunite	9.AG.05	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆(SiO₄)O₈
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTi(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Clinozoisite	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Epidote	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Vesuvianite	9.BG.35	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Actinolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Rhodonite	9.DK.05	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
ⓘ	Prehnite	9.DP.20	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Talc	9.EC.05	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Muscovite var. Fuchsite	9.EC.15	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ		9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Clinochlore	9.EC.55	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	Natrolite	9.GA.05	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Scolecite	9.GA.05	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
ⓘ	Chabazite-Ca	9.GD.10	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'K Feldspar var. Adularia'	-	KAlSi₃O₈
ⓘ	'Amphibole Supergroup'	-	AB₂C₅(T₈O₂₂)W₂
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Stilbite Subgroup'	-	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Clinozoisite-Epidote Series'	-
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Annabergite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
H	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Erythrite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Hörnesite	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Hydromagnesite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
H	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
H	ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite	(Mg,Ti)₉(SiO₄)₄(OH,O,F)₂
H	ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Hydromagnesite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
O	ⓘ Aeschynite-(Y)	Y(TiNb)O₆
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅(T₈O₂₂)W₂
O	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Annabergite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn₆³⁺(SiO₄)O₈
O	ⓘ Brookite	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
O	ⓘ Clinohumite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂
O	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Andradite var. Demantoid	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Erythrite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Grossular var. Hessonite	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Hörnesite	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Hydromagnesite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
O	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
O	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Spessartine	Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
O	ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
O	ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite	(Mg,Ti)₉(SiO₄)₄(OH,O,F)₂
O	ⓘ Andradite var. Topazolite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Clinohumite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂
F	ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite	(Mg,Ti)₉(SiO₄)₄(OH,O,F)₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Na	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Mg	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Mg	ⓘ Clinohumite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Hörnesite	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Hydromagnesite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Mg	ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite	(Mg,Ti)₉(SiO₄)₄(OH,O,F)₂
Mg	ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Al	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Grossular var. Hessonite	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Al	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
Al	ⓘ Spessartine	Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Al	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
Al	ⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn₆³⁺(SiO₄)O₈
Si	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Si	ⓘ Clinohumite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂
Si	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Andradite var. Demantoid	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Grossular var. Hessonite	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Si	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Si	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
Si	ⓘ Spessartine	Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Si	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
Si	ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite	(Mg,Ti)₉(SiO₄)₄(OH,O,F)₂
Si	ⓘ Andradite var. Topazolite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
P	ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
S	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Andradite var. Demantoid	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Grossular var. Hessonite	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
Ca	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ca	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Ca	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Ca	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Ca	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Andradite var. Topazolite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Aeschynite-(Y)	Y(TiNb)O₆
Ti	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Brookite	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Ti	ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite	(Mg,Ti)₉(SiO₄)₄(OH,O,F)₂
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite	K(Al,Cr)₃Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn₆³⁺(SiO₄)O₈
Mn	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Mn	ⓘ Spessartine	Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Andradite var. Demantoid	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Löllingite	FeAs₂
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Fe	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Fe	ⓘ Andradite var. Topazolite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe	ⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
Co	ⓘ Erythrite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Co	ⓘ Skutterudite	CoAs₃
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Annabergite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Ni	ⓘ Nickeline	NiAs
Ni	ⓘ Rammelsbergite	NiAs₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Annabergite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
As	ⓘ Erythrite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
As	ⓘ Hörnesite	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
As	ⓘ Löllingite	FeAs₂
As	ⓘ Nickeline	NiAs
As	ⓘ Rammelsbergite	NiAs₂
As	ⓘ Skutterudite	CoAs₃
Y	Yttrium
Y	ⓘ Aeschynite-(Y)	Y(TiNb)O₆
Y	ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)
Nb	Niobium
Nb	ⓘ Aeschynite-(Y)	Y(TiNb)O₆
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
Sb	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
Pb	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

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GeoNames ID:	6537019

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Italy

Piedmont
- Metropolitan City of Turin
  - Balme

Italy

Piedmont
- Metropolitan City of Turin
  - Balme
    - Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa)
      - Bessanese Glacier
        Uja Bessanese (Uja di Bessanese)
      - Giasset
      - Rocca Affinau
      - Rocca Tovo
      - Roch Neir
      - Saulera (Saulera Alp)
      - Testa Ciarva
    - Pian Ciamarella (Rio Ciamarella)
    - Rocca Tiera (La Tiera)
    - Uja di Mondrone

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References

Repossi E. (1919): La val d'Ala ed i suoi minerali. Natura, 10, 89-132.

Zambonini, Ferruccio (1919) Sur la véritable nature du titanolivine de la vallée d'Ala (Piémont) Bulletin de Minéralogie, 42 (5) 250-279 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1919.3732

Gramaccioli, C.M. (1975) Minerali alpini e prealpini. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas, Bergamo, 2 vol., 472 pp.

Maletto, G., Meda, F., Pelizzone, G. (1976): I minerali della Val d'Ala. Ellezeta, Ed., Torino 72 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.

Maletto, G., Piccoli G.C. (2014): Minerali in Val d’Ala. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, Ed., Alba, 224 pp. + 1 folded map.

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