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Vesuvianite from
Costa Grusniera (Monte Nebin; Colle di Sampeyre), Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


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Vesuvianite

Costa Grusniera, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Vesuvianite

Costa Grusniera, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Vesuvianite

Costa Grusniera, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Vesuvianite

Costa Grusniera, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Vesuvianite

Costa Grusniera, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Vesuvianite

Costa Grusniera, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Vesuvianite

Costa Grusniera, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Vesuvianite

Costa Grusniera, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Vesuvianite

Costa Grusniera, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vesuvianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Costa Grusniera (Monte Nebin; Colle di Sampeyre), Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1082119
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1082119:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vesuvianite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘCiampanesio, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘCaldane, Casteldelfino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘPian Melzé (Pian della Regina), Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘPiasco serpentinite quarry (S.P.E.M.E. Quarry; Piasco Mine), Piasco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘRocciavrè - Costa Glantin, Roure, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘSan Valeriano quarry, Piossasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘPunta Cristalliera, Roure, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘMonte Pian Real, Villar Focchiardo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘRocca Rossa, Coazze, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘPunta Costabruna, Villar Focchiardo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
Stella, A. (1895) Sul rilevamento geologico eseguito nel 1894 in Valle Varaita (Alpi Cozie). Bollettino del Reale Comitato geolocico d'Italia, 26: 283-313
Dal Piaz, G.V. (1967) Le "granatiti" (rodingiti l.s.) nelle serpentine delle Alpi occidentali italiane. Memorie della Società Geologica Italiana, 6, 267-313
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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