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Ilmenite from
Le Colme, Brosso, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Mountain
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 Le Colme, Brosso, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1529804
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1529804:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘTraversella Mine, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘMonte Nero, Vallone di Vercoche, Valle della Legna (Vallée de l'Alleigne), Champorcher, Aosta Valley, Italy
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘGran Lago (Grand Lac), Champdepraz, Aosta Valley, Italy
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘHerin Mine, Champdepraz, Aosta Valley, Italy
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘMont Avic, Champdepraz, Aosta Valley, Italy
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘBrusson Mine, Brusson, Aosta Valley, Italy
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘPraborna Mine, Servette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘMisérègne slag locality, Clavalité Valley, Fénis, Aosta Valley, Italy
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘServette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘPoggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
Andreoli, M., Compagnoni, R., and Lombardo, B. (1978) Jadeite megablasts from Valchiusella (Sesia-Lanzo Zone, Western Alps). Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia: 32 (2): 681-698
 
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