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Plagioclase from
Cannero Riviera ore body, Trarego Viggiona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Prospect
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 Cannero Riviera ore body, Trarego Viggiona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1463941
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1463941:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘCandoglia, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘFreva Mine (Cuzzago Mine; Buèr Mine; Cuzzago & Nibbio Mine), Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘPremosello, Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘMonte Eyehorn pegmatites (Monte Ehie Horn pegmatites), Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘAlvani Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘPennino Grande Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘValmaggia, Cravagliana, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
41.6km (25.9 miles) ⓘCani Mine, Vanzone con San Carlo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
48.7km (30.2 miles) ⓘLago Bianco, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘLengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
References
Oberto, M., and Petroccia, A. (2021) Preliminary data of the Cannero Riviera mineralized system (Southern Alpine Domain, Western Alps, Italy). Rendiconti Online della Società Geologica Italiana, 53, 14-20.
 
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