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Rutile from
Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


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Rutile, etc.

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Rutile, etc.

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Rutile, etc.

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Rutile, etc.

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Rutile, etc.

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Rutile, etc.

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Rutile
Formula:TiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Clinochlore2
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rutile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1471856
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1471856:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rutile
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘTraversella Mine, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘCavallaria Quarries (Frent Quarries; Alpetta; Piani and Rio Freddo Quarries), Cavallaria Mount, Brosso, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘLe Colme, Brosso, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘBriasse lode, Tavagnasco Mines, Tavagnasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘParella tunnel, Tavagnasco Mines, Tavagnasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘBrosso Mine, Calea, Lessolo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘColletto di Bossola, Valchiusa, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘAquila Mine, Tavagnasco Mines, Tavagnasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘMontestrutto glacial terrace, Settimo Vittone, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘBric Vert, Quincinetto, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
Silvio Bianco, Emanuele Costa, Erica Bittarello, Franco Luca Bonino, Piero Brizio, Marco E. Ciriotti (2024): NOVITÀ IN UN GEODE PEGMATITICO DELLA CAVA DI DIORITE LAS SUPERIORE, TRAVERSELLA, Città Metropolitana di Torino, Piemonte. Micro, 22, 326-339; DOI: https://doi.org/10.57635/MICRO.2024.22.14
Bianco, Silvio (2009) Alcune novità alla cava Tomaino di Traversella: - quattro nuove segnalazioni [Some news at the Tomaino di Traversella quarry: four new reports]. Notiziario del Gruppo Mineralogico Valchiusella, 2009 (6). p.16-18.
 
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