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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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Zircon from
Verné, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Hamlet
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Verné, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1089395
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1089395:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘPunta Rasciassa, Oncino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘGilba Valley, Brossasco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘMasueria, Gilba Valley, Brossasco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘCastello Oddino quarries, Barge, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘPerrone quarries, Barge, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
16.7km (10.3 miles) ⓘCion quarries, Barge, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘBalma Oro Quarry, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘRocca del Toro Quarry, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘCuvertà Quarry, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘCassetta Quarry, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, 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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