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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Albite from
Verné, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Hamlet
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Verné, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1089388
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1089388:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘPasso Gallarino, Oncino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘVallone delle Forciolline, Pontechianale, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘLago Chiaretto omphacite outcrop, Pian del Re, Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘColletto Fiorenza, Pian del Re, Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘColle delle Sagneres, Prazzo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘSant'Anna di Bellino, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘChianale anatase occurrence (Chianale bunker No. 9 bis), Pontechianale, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘSalza Mountain, Varaita di Rui Valley, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘMonte Pence, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘVaraita di Rui Valley, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Castelli, D., Rostagno, C., Lombardo, B. (2002): Jd-Qtz-bearing metaplagiogranite from the Monviso meta-ophiolite (Western Alps). Ofioliti, 27, 81-90
Lombardo, B., Rubatto, D., Castelli, D. (2002): Ion microprobe U-Pb dating of zircon from a Monviso metaplagiogranite: implications for the evolutions of the Piedmont-Liguria Thetys in the Western Alps. Ofioliti, 27, 109-117
Castelli, D., Lombardo, B. (2007): The plagiogranite - FeTi-oxide gabbro association of Verné (Monviso metamorphic ophiolite, Western Alps). Ofioliti, 32, 1-14.
 
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