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Ilmenite from
Forcellino Pass, Piateda, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Forcellino Pass, Piateda, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1485902
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1485902:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘVal Vedello uranium deposit, Piateda, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘRocca Castellaccio, Ciappanico, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘCavaglia Mountain, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
22.9km (14.3 miles) ⓘAlpe Pirlo, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘGiumellini Valley (Giumellino Valley), Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘCassandra Lakes, Airale Valley, Torreggio Valley, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘIMI Fabi Mine (Fabi Mine; Fabi Quarry), Mt. Motta, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘBagnada-Ponticelli Mine (ex-Bolognini Mine; ex-Unitalc Mine), Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘCorna Rossa, Airale Valley, Torreggio Valley, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘGiuèl Quarries, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
Zanchetta, Stefano; Locchi, Sofia; Carminati, Gregorio; Mancuso, Manuel; Montemagni, Chiara; Zanchi, Andrea (2022) Metasomatism by Boron-Rich Fluids along Permian Low-Angle Normal Faults (Central Southern Alps, N Italy). Minerals, 12 (4). p.404. doi:10.3390/min12040404
 
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