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Albite from
Varaita di Rui Valley, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite6
Amphibole Supergroup1
- var Byssolite1
Epidote1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Varaita di Rui Valley, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1080598
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1080598:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Albite in this Region
Salza Mountain, Varaita di Rui Valley, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘSant'Anna di Bellino, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘSalza Mountain, Varaita di Rui Valley, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘMonte Pence, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘChabrière ravine, Maljasset, Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘLago Blu, Pontechianale, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘTête de Toillies south-west slope (Col de la Blanche; Rocca Niera south-west slope), Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘColle delle Sagneres, Prazzo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘChianale anatase occurrence (Chianale bunker No. 9 bis), Pontechianale, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.0km (4.9 miles) ⓘBlanchet lakes, Saint-Véran, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘCaramantran peak, Saint-Véran, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
References
Piccoli, G.C. (2002) I minerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie. Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, Ed., Alba, 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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