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Plagioclase from
Rio San Michele plagiogranite, Renno, Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rio San Michele plagiogranite, Renno, Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1366209
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1366209:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
11.3km (7.0 miles) Pompeano ophiolite, Serramazzoni, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
11.4km (7.1 miles) Casa Castiglione tonalite (Ca' Castiglione tonalite; Casa Castiglioni "granite"), Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
11.5km (7.1 miles) Ca' di Micco tonalite (Ca' di Micco "granite"), Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
14.5km (9.0 miles) Sassomorello ophiolite, Sassomorello, Prignano sulla Secchia, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
17.2km (10.7 miles) Varana ophiolite, Serramazzoni, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
43.8km (27.2 miles) Sasso di Castro, Futa Pass - Raticosa Pass area, Firenzuola, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
65.0km (40.4 miles) Renazzo meteorite, Renazzo, Cento, Ferrara Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
84.4km (52.4 miles) Vigarano meteorite (Cariani; Ferrara; Mainardi; Morandi; Parish; Pieve; Vigarano Mainarda; Vigarano Pieve; Vigarno; Vigarvano; Vigavano [NHM cat.]), Vigarano Pieve, Vigarano Mainarda, Ferrara Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
87.6km (54.4 miles) Ligurian Sea to the SW of Portovenere Promontory (La Spezia), Italy
94.8km (58.9 miles) Cetine di Camporbiano Mine (Le Cetine; Cetine di Volterra; Cetine di Gambassi), Podere Giuseppe, Gambassi Terme, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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