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Datolite from
Sasso Tignoso, Pievepelago, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Datolite
Formula:CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Datolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sasso Tignoso, Pievepelago, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1364379
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1364379:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Datolite
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘCa' de Giannasi ophiolite, Frassinoro, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘBoccassuolo, Palagano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘDragone Valley mines, Cinghi ophiolites (incl. Cinghio del Corvo), Palagano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘSasso Puzzino ophiolite, Renno, Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘCastellaro, Villa Minozzo, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘPoggio Barone (Rio della Castellina), Castel di Casio, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘCerezzola, Canossa, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
44.0km (27.4 miles) ⓘSerra dei Zanchetti (Serra del Zanchetto ophiolite), Camugnano, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘMulino di Creda (Mulino del Sasso Rosso; Mulino dei Sassi Rossi), Castiglione dei Pepoli, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘPallereto quarry, Barberino di Mugello, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
References
Bertolani, M. (1948) La datolite della formazione ofiolitica appenninica. Commentationes Pontificiae Academiae Scientiarum, 12, 305-366
Calanchi, N., and Ruspi, R. (1982) L'ofiolite di Sasso Tignoso (MO). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 6, 3 (3-1982), 83-85
Pedroni, G., Rosciglione, L., Varoli, M., and Baratta, C. (1996) I minerali delle ofioliti nell'Appennino bolognese e modenese. Gruppo A.V.I.S. Mineralogia e Speleologia, Bologna, 286 pp.
Bertacchini, M., Bettelli, G., Bonazzi, U., Capedri, S., Capitani, M., Castaldini, D., Conti, S., Corradini, D., Fioroni, C., Fontana, D., Fregni, P., Gasperi, G., Giusti, C., Lugli, S., Marchetti, M., Panini, F., Panizza, M., Pellegrini, M., Piacente, S., Rossi, A., Soldati, M., and Tosatti, G. (1999) I beni geologici della provincia di Modena. Artioli, Modena, 104 pp.
 
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