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Spessartine from
Punta Chestassa, Usseglio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Punta Chestassa, Usseglio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1481141
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1481141:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘArnas Valley (Rio Arnas Valley), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘPunta Gensane, Col San Giovanni, Viù, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘPra Marella - I Bant, Mezzenile, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘLadant, Voragno, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘVernetto Superiore (Croce di Chiaves), Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘOuille du Midi, Bonneval-sur-Arc, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘLe Coin, Bessans, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘColle Forcola, Corio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘVallone dei Morti (Gran Serin), Usseaux, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘFaussimagna, Pragelato, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
Deidda, Massimo; Caiolo, Mario; Maletto, Gaspare; Chianale, Franco; Dena, Claudio Balagna; Brizio, Piero; Piccoli, Gian Carlo; Marengo, Alessandra; Bittarello, Erica; Ciriotti, Marco E. (2022) Rio Cenere e Punta Chestassa: nuove segnalazioni di ardennite (s.l.) e lavoisierite in Valli di Lanzo, Città metropolitana di Torino, Piemonte [Rio Cenere and Punta Chestassa: new records of ardennite (s.l.) and lavoisierite in the Lanzo Valleys, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont.]. Micro, 20 (1). 50-71
 
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