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Muscovite from
Variney quarry, Gignod, Aosta Valley, Italy


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Variney quarry, Gignod, Aosta Valley, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1490601
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1490601:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘVille sur Nus, Quart, Aosta Valley, Italy
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘSavara stream outcrop, Villeneuve, Aosta Valley, Italy
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘFontillon Damon ridge, Servette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘEva Verda, Servette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘVarenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘServette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘPraborna Mine, Servette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘComba de la Sassa (Comba della Sassa; Sassa Valley), Bionaz, Aosta Valley, Italy
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘChez Botz (Chez Boche), Clavalité Valley, Fénis, Aosta Valley, Italy
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘMoline, Cogne, Aosta Valley, Italy
References
Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 39, 47-50
Piolti, G. (1909) Sull'oncosina di Variney (Valle d'Aosta). Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, 44, 743-746
Fenoglio, M. (1927) Le escursioni del XL Congresso della Società Geologica Italiana nell'alta Valle d'Aosta (2-6 settembre 1927). Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 46, 2, page 77
Fenoglio, M. (1929) Alcune osservazioni sopra l’oncosina di Variney (Val d’Aosta). Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali, 68, 142-145.
 
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