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


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Antigorite
Formula:Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Antigorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Costa Grusniera (Monte Nebin; Colle di Sampeyre), Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1108501
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1108501:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Antigorite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘMonte Nebin, Stroppo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘMonte Pui, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘTenou, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘVillar, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘGrange Peyro del Vej, Casteldelfino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘAuriol Mine, Casteldelfino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘConfine di Sopra (Foresto), Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘIl Colletto (Madonna della Neve), Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘVallone delle Forciolline, Pontechianale, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘTour Real, Pontechianale, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Belluso, Elena, Ferraris, Giovanni (1991) New data on balangeroite and carlosturanite from alpine serpentinites. European Journal of Mineralogy, 3 (3) 559-566 doi:10.1127/ejm/3/3/0559
Groppo, C., Compagnoni, R. (2007) Metamorphic veins from the serpentinites of the Piemonte Zone, western Alps, Italy: a review. Periodico di Mineralogia, 76: 127-153
 
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