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Omphacite from
Colle del Baracun serpentinite outcrops (Colle Barant serpentinite outcrops), Bobbio Pellice, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Outcrop
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 Colle del Baracun serpentinite outcrops (Colle Barant serpentinite outcrops), Bobbio Pellice, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1558818
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1558818:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Omphacite
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘCol d'Armoine serpentinite outcrop (Col Dar Moine serpentinite outcrop), Pian del Re, Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘLago Superiore eclogite outcrops, Pian del Re, Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘColletto Fiorenza, Pian del Re, Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘLago Chiaretto omphacite outcrop, Pian del Re, Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘVallone delle Forciolline, Pontechianale, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘPasso Gallarino, Oncino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘVerné, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘMonte Gran Miuls south slope, Massello, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘMonte Gran Miuls northwest slope, Pragelato, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘCosta Grusniera (Monte Nebin; Colle di Sampeyre), Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Balestro, G., Fioraso, G., and Lombardo, B. (2013) Geological map of the Monviso massif (Western Alps). Journal of Maps, 9, 623-634.
Festa, Andrea, Balestro, Gianni, Dilek, Yildirim, Tartarotti, Paola (2015) A Jurassic oceanic core complex in the high-pressure Monviso ophiolite (western Alps, NW Italy). Lithosphere, 7 (6). 646-652 doi:10.1130/l458.1
 
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