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Magnetite from
Riu Gironi basanite outcrop (Riu Girone basanite outcrop; Rio Gironi basanite outcrop), Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Riu Gironi basanite outcrop (Riu Girone basanite outcrop; Rio Gironi basanite outcrop), Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1217367
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1217367:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘBaccu Locci Mine, Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘNicola Secci Mine, Burcei, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘFuntana Raminosa Mine, Gadoni, Nuoro Province, Sardinia, Italy
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘGiacurru Mine (Giacurru-Perdabila Mine), Gadoni, Nuoro Province, Sardinia, Italy
66.5km (41.3 miles) ⓘSan Leone iron mine, Assemini, Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
66.9km (41.5 miles) ⓘArcu su Linnarbu, Capoterra, Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
68.3km (42.4 miles) ⓘSerra Sitzia, Villasor, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘPunta de Su Seinargiu (Su Seinargiu; Su Senargiu), Sarroch, Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
79.6km (49.4 miles) ⓘMitza Sermentus Mine (Mitza Sermentus stope), Rosas Mine Complex (Rosas Mine), Narcao, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
80.1km (49.8 miles) ⓘCanale Serci Mine (Monti Mannu Mine), Villacidro, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
References
Lustrino, M., Melluso, L., Morra, V., Secchi, F. (1996) Petrology of Plio-Quaternary volcanic rocks from central Sardinia. Periodico di Mineralogia, 65, 275-287.
Lustrino, M., Melluso, L., Morra, V. (1999) Origin of glass and its relationships with phlogopite in mantle xenoliths from central Sardinia (Italy). Periodico di Mineralogia, 68, 13-42.
Lustrino, M., Melluso, L., Morra V. (2000) The role of lower continental crust and lithospheric mantle in the genesis of Plio-Pleistocene volcanic rocks from Sardinia (Italy). Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 180, 259-270.
Lustrino, M., Melluso, L., & Morra, V. (2007). The geochemical peculiarity of" Plio-Quaternary" volcanic rocks of Sardinia in the circum-Mediterranean area. SPECIAL PAPERS-GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 418, 277-301.
 
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