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


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Pyrope
Formula:Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Enstatite1
Forsterite1
Srilankite1
Zircon1
Spinel1
Baddeleyite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrope data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monte Duria peridotite (south), Peglio, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1439977
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1439977:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrope
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
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘPizzo Bresciadega, Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘArami Alp, Gorduno, Bellinzona, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland
22.1km (13.8 miles) ⓘCodera streambed, Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
72.9km (45.3 miles) ⓘMigiandone Mine (Miggiandone), Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘCimone della Bagozza, Schilpario, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
80.9km (50.2 miles) ⓘI Mondei (Ca' Mondei), Montescheno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
83.7km (52.0 miles) ⓘTot Alp, Wolfgang, Davos, Prättigau/Davos 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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