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Paragonite from
Borgofranco Mines, Biò, Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Paragonite
Formula:NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Greenish, micaceous, compact aggregates in crystalline limestone.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Paragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Borgofranco Mines, Biò, Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1490435
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1490435:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Paragonite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘIvozio, Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘMontestrutto glacial terrace, Settimo Vittone, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘLe Colme, Brosso, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘRio Civetto, Valprato Soana, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘRibordone stream outcrop, Ribordone, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘAlpe Mecio outcrop, Corio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘServette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘFontillon Damon ridge, Servette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘMoline, Cogne, Aosta Valley, Italy
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘVille sur Nus, Quart, Aosta Valley, Italy
References
Gastaldi, B. (1874) Sulla cossaite varietà sodica di onkosina. Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, 10 (1874-75), 189-200
Cossa, A. (1881) Onkositi del Piemonte. 1. Onkosite di Borgofranco. In: Ricerche chimiche e microscopiche su roccie e minerali d'Italia (1875-1880). Vincenzo Bona, Torino, pages 75-77
Chiesa, S., Liborio, G., Mottana, A., Pasquarè, G. (1972) La paragonite nei calcescisti delle Alpi: distribuzione ed interpretazione geo-petrologica. Memorie della Società Geologica Italiana, 11, 1-30.
 
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