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Adularia from
Trou des Romains (Chapy deposit), Sapin Valley, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy


Classification
Species:K Feldspar var: Adularia
Formula:KAlSi3O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Adularia data
Locality Data:Click here to view Trou des Romains (Chapy deposit), Sapin Valley, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:157384
Long-form Identifier:1:3:157384:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Adularia
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘBrenva Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘCombalet Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘPointe des Periades, Leschaux glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘTriolet Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘAiguille de Talèfre southeast slope, Triolet Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘAiguille de Talèfre, Talèfre Glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘAiguille de Pierre Joseph, Talèfre Glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘTalèfre Glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘMiage Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘPetit Mont Blanc, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
References
Paolo Castello: Lo Ialofane e gli altri minerali del giacimento piombo-baritico del Trou des Romains, (Courmayeur, Valle d'Aosta) - Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, Milano, Vol. 8, Fasc. 1, 1977
Pelloux, A. (1946) Contributo alla mineralogia della valle d'Aosta. Rendiconti della Società Mineralogica Italiana, 188-206.
 
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