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Diopside from
Valmaggia, Cravagliana, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy


Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Valmaggia, Cravagliana, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1293663
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1293663:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘIsola Mine, Vocca, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘPennino Grande Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘAlvani Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘSasso Bianco, Vogogna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘMigiandone Mine (Miggiandone), Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘOrnavasso marble quarries, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘCandoglia marble quarries, Candoglia, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘAntronapiana, Antrona Schieranco, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘBiel, Gressoney-la-Trinité, Aosta Valley, Italy
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘStrahlhorn, Findel glacier (Findeln glacier; Findelen glacier) area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
References
Sessa, G.; Moroni, M.; Tumiati, S.; Caruso, S.; Fiorentini, M.L. (2017) Ni-Fe-Cu-PGE ore deposition driven by metasomatic fluids and melt-rock reactions in the deep crust: The ultramafic pipe of Valmaggia, Ivrea-Verbano, Italy. Ore Geology Reviews, 90. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2017.05.028
 
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