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Enstatite from
Monte Duria peridotite (south), Peglio, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Enstatite
Formula:Mg2Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrope1
Forsterite1
Srilankite1
Zircon1
Spinel1
Baddeleyite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Enstatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monte Duria peridotite (south), Peglio, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1439973
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1439973:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Enstatite
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘMonte Duria peridotite (east), Peglio, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘBorgo peridotite outcrop, Livo, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
8.8km (5.4 miles) ⓘPromegn, Cama Valley, Cama, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘArami Alp, Gorduno, Bellinzona, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘPunta Trubinasca, Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘLoderio, Blenio Valley, Blenio, Ticino, Switzerland
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘCima di Gagnone, Ticino, Switzerland
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘSissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘQuadrada (incl. Quadradin), Selva, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘSelva Quarry, Selva, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
References
Hermann, J., Rubatto, D., and Trommsdorff, V. (2006) Sub-solidus Oligocene zircon formationin garnet peridotite during fast decompression and fluid infiltration (Duria, Central Alps). Mineralogy and Petrology, 88, 181–206.
Tumiati, Simone, Zanchetta, Stefano, Pellegrino, Luca, Ferrario, Claudia, Casartelli, Stefano, Malaspina, Nadia (2018) Granulite-facies Overprint in Garnet Peridotites and Kyanite Eclogites of Monte Duria (Central Alps, Italy): Clues from Srilankite- and Sapphirine-Bearing Symplectites. Journal of Petrology, 59 (1) 115-151 doi:10.1093/petrology/egy021
 
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