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Vesuvianite from
Pian Melzé (Pian della Regina), Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


Classification
Species:Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vesuvianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pian Melzé (Pian della Regina), Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1354167
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1354167:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Vesuvianite in this Region
Cassera Sbiasere, Pian Melzé (Pian della Regina), Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Monte Ghincia Pastour, Pian Melzé (Pian della Regina), Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Nearest other occurrences of Vesuvianite
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘCiampanesio, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘCaldane, Casteldelfino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘCosta Grusniera (Monte Nebin; Colle di Sampeyre), Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘPiasco serpentinite quarry (S.P.E.M.E. Quarry; Piasco Mine), Piasco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘRocciavrè - Costa Glantin, Roure, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘPunta Cristalliera, Roure, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘMonte Pian Real, Villar Focchiardo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘRocca Rossa, Coazze, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘPunta Costabruna, Villar Focchiardo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘSan Valeriano quarry, Piossasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
Dal Piaz, G.V. (1967) Le "granatiti" (rodingiti l.s.) nelle serpentine delle Alpi occidentali italiane. Memorie della Società Geologica Italiana, 6, 267-313
Piccoli, G.C. (2002) I minerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie. Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, L'Artistica Savigliano, Savigliano (Cuneo), 362 pp.
 
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