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Omphacite from
Vallone delle Forciolline, Pontechianale, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Omphacite
Formula:(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Omphacite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vallone delle Forciolline, Pontechianale, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1556348
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1556348:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Omphacite
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘPasso Gallarino, Oncino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘLago Chiaretto omphacite outcrop, Pian del Re, Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘColletto Fiorenza, Pian del Re, Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘLago Superiore eclogite outcrops, Pian del Re, Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘCol d'Armoine serpentinite outcrop (Col Dar Moine serpentinite outcrop), Pian del Re, Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘVerné, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘCosta Grusniera (Monte Nebin; Colle di Sampeyre), Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘColle del Baracun serpentinite outcrops (Colle Barant serpentinite outcrops), Bobbio Pellice, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘMonte Gran Miuls south slope, Massello, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘMonte Gran Miuls northwest slope, Pragelato, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
Compagnoni, R., and Fiora, L. (1976) Sopra una sequenza ofiolitica metamorfica di ultramafiti, gabbri con layering magmatico e basalti a pillow nel massiccio del M. Viso (Alpi Occidentali). Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 32( 2): 699-714.
 
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